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Short Stirling BF513 Crash Memorial

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Short Stirling BF513 Crash Memorial

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Short Stirling BF513 Crash Memorial

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Location: Viroinval, Philippeville, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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Paul_C

January 28, 2024

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This monument commemorates the crew of a British bomber shot down by a German fighter on April 14, 1943, while returning from a raid on Stuttgart. The plane crashed in the Nismes woods, killing all seven men on board. The monument was erected in 1994 by a local association, with the help of the Wings Aviation Museum and the families of the crew. You'll find the monument along a hiking trail that leads to the crash site, where parts of the plane are still visible.

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Lionel Bertin

July 26, 2021

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During the night of April 14 to 15, 1943, a Short Stirling III BF513 / AA-E from 75 Squadron RAF crashed north-west of the hamlet of Regniessart (part of Viroinval). …

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Elevation 350 m

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Friday 15 May

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