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RAF aircraft's crash sites in Province of West-Vlaanderen:
Off the Belgian coast

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Last update: 25/06/23


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the Heroes of Silence


* To the 35 Squadron *
* To the crew of Halifax L96000-TL-V *
* To the monument erected in remembrance *
* Cemetery where rest the crew *
* Memorial where the crew is commemorated *

Crash site of Halifax L96000-TL-V
11/12/1941

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cest raf squadron
Unit: 35 Squadron
Aircraft: Halifax
Code: L96000-TL-V
Base: Linton on Ouse
Mission: Oostende
Crew officer: P/O Buckley H D
Incident: Shot down by German fighter

Location: (Prov. West-Vlanderen)

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Facts

Shot down above the Vuurtorenwijk, Ostend and the burning aircraft crashed into the sea in front of the Ostend Lighthouse
LW Ketteringham’s body was washed ashore on 15th December at Bredene and he was buried there.

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