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Memorial Crash Wellington R1184

(Belgium - Antwerp - Oud-Turnhout)

On its way back from a raid on Cologne in the night from 10 to 11 july 1941, the Wellington R1184 was shot down by a German fighter. The crewmembers, all Polish, could leave the aircraft and were taken prisoner-of-war.

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• Text: Jhonny Bastiaensen
• Photos: Jhonny Bastiaensen

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