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ND913 coded A4-M2 all 7 crew KIA N/T

Posted by Paul McMillan on Sun Oct 06, 2002 04:41:02 PM

In reply top Lancaster wreck at Papendrecht (Netherlands) posted by Rob on Sun Oct 06, 2002 04:25:46 PM

: hi,
: i read in the local newspaper that they just started excav
: ating a Lancaster Mk.3 (115th squadron RAF) that was shot
: down at Papendrecht, small village near Rotterdam on July
: 21st '44 ...
: it's a bit tricky ; at first it was believed that the pla
: ne was shot down at 4AM so it would have been empty and on
: the way back from a run on Homburg (it took off at 23:20
: as the last plane from Withford), but new info suggests it
: went down at 1:45AM, so it's probably still carrying it's
: full load of bombs and ammo.
:
: anybody here in the know about this ??

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