Avro Lancaster B.III ND 421 OF-S - Fonteinsnol, Texel, NL
N 53° 03.192 E 004° 44.673
31U E 616928 N 5879611
Lancaster shot down by night fighter on January, 14th, 1944 over Texel.
Waymark Code: WMXGMJ
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/10/2018
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This Lancaster from the 97. Squadron was designated to make an air raid on Brunswick. German night fighters from Leuwaarden climbed up an stopped some over the durch coast, so this plane, too.
Two of seven aircrew members parachuted out, the rest was killed.
A stone and a memorial in the woods od Fonteinsnol remember about this crash.
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Date of Crash: 01/14/1944
Aircraft Model: Avro Lancaster B.III
Military or Civilian: Military
Tail Number: OF-S
Cause of Crash:
shot down by night fighter.
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