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

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Elegy to
the Heroes of Silence

* To the 571 Squadron *
* To the crew of ML976 *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *

Crash site of Mosquito ML976
14/01/1945

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Unit: 571 Squadron
Aircraft:Mosquito
Code: ML976
Base: Oakington, Cambridgeshire
Mission: Berlin
Crew officer: Fl/O MADDOCKS, JACK
Incident: Landing crash

Location: (Prov. Vlaams Brabant)

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Facts

Hit tree during attempted forced landing in fog B.58 Melsbroek returning from Berlin 14.1.1945 T/o 17:46 hrs. Attempted to land at Brussels/Melsbroek in dense fog, flew into a tree and crashed.

Sources:
Aviation Safety
The International Bomber Command Centre (IBCC)
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC)
Aircrew Remembered
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