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Crash Site Lancaster MKIII Kelmis

On January 2, 1944, on his way back from a mission to Berlin,
This is where the Avro Lancaster MKIII bomber of the 97 Squadron of the RAF with identification JA960 OF-E crashed as a result of flak fire.
The 7 crew members died in the crash.

Flg Off Robert Leo Mooney
DFM Sgt Felix Bernard Grey
P Off George Albert Johnson
DFM Flt Sgt Jack Worsdale
DFM Flt Sgt Norman Davidson Cameron
Flt Sgt Godfrey Woolf RAAF
Flt Sgt George Edward Smith

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Source

  • Text: Joost Verheijden
  • Photos: Joost Verheijden (1, 2), Fedor de Vries (3, 4, 5)

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