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Location of RAF aircraft's crashes in the Province of Vlaams-Brabant
Melsbroek

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* To the crew of PF447-HS *
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* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Mosquito PF447-HS
5/03/1945

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Unit: 109 Squadron
Aircraft: Mosquito
Code: PF447-HS
Base: Little Staughton
Mission: Hallendorf
Crew officer: F/O A. Payne
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. Vlaams Brabant)

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Facts

Mosquito took off from Little Staughton at 18.53. The aircraft crashed trying to land to Melsbroek after successful mission to Hallendorf.
Both crew members were killed.

Sources:
109 Squadron Association
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered
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