Lancaster II DS680 KO-L 115 Squadron Monument, Hermée, Belgium - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

Facts
T/o Little Snoring 1803 - target: Berlin, Germany. The 'Battle of Berlin' begins. Shot down by Oblt Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the II/NJG1 and crashed at Hermeé, Luik, 4 km Nw of Herstal, Belgium.
440 Lancasters and 4 Mosquitos were dispatched.
Few German fighters intercepted the force. Berlin was completely cloud-covered and both marking and bombing were carried out blindly; Bomber Command could make no assessment of the results.
9 Lancasters were lost, 2.0 per cent of the force.
Source: 115 Squadron RAF

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Property Permission: Public Access instructions: Cemetary Herméé, Rue Haie Martin Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Rue Haie Martin Oupeye, Liège Belgium Commemoration: Crew of Lancaster DS680-KO-L Date of Dedication: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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