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Old 12th Oct 2009, 19:24
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regle

Yes I had read those pages ages ago and only recently discovered that my uncle was there in 1941 but had forgotten that you had mentioned your time there. He was not killed in Jan 42 when his Wellington ditched in the North sea but was a POW.Two of the crew of six were killed in the ditching.

It was my father who was killed in 1943 when his Stirling was shot down over Belgium by a nightfighter.It has been brought to my attention by airborne_artist that there is a memorial to four different sets of bomber crews including my father that were shot down in that area at Houthalen cemetry opened in 2006 which is a nice gesture by the local people.

Regle I have just had a look at P22 425. Was that all that was on your course as the more formal one of my Uncle in A Flight had about 40 people in it?.
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