Monument à l'aviation militaire et aux victimes du Halifax HR734, Loncin, Belgium
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member TeamYakara
N 50° 40.300 E 005° 29.473
31U E 676028 N 5616275
This memorial in Loncin commemorates the crew members of the Halifax II H.R. 734 H.R. 734 which crashed on this site on July 4, 1943.
Waymark Code: WM12R9K
Location: Liège, Belgium
Date Posted: 07/06/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
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NL

Om 01.28u. behaalde Ofw Reinhard Kollak zijn tweede overwinning die nacht - de zesentwintigste op zijn palmares. Het was de Halifax HR734 ‘NP-P’ van 158 Squadron, het enige verlies van de eenheid bij deze raid. Deze viel voor het Fort van Loncin, langsheen de route Luik-Sint-Truiden.

FR

À 1h28. Ofw Reinhard Kollak a remporté sa deuxième victoire cette nuit-là - la vingt-sixième de son record. C'était le Halifax HR734 "NP-P" du 158e Escadron, la seule perte de l'unité dans ce raid. Celui-ci est tombé devant le Fort de Loncin, le long de la route Liège-Saint-Trond.


EN

At 1:28 am. Ofw Reinhard Kollak took his second victory that night - the twenty-sixth on his record. It was the Halifax HR734 "NP-P" of 158 Squadron, the unit's only loss in this raid. This fell in front of the Fort of Loncin, along the Liège-Sint-Truiden route.
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Date of Crash: 07/04/1943

Aircraft Model: Halifax

Military or Civilian: Military

Tail Number: HR734

Cause of Crash:
Shot down by Ofw Reinhard Kollak , German Airforce


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