The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V Z6672 ZA-Y of 10 Squadron was shot down here on 19 August 1941. The Whitley was en route to Cologne but was hit by a …

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A moment of attention and silence during a sad event during the war... Striking because of its shape and color...

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On May 12, 1940, a British military aircraft crashed in Kanne, near the Dutch border. On its way back from a bombing raid on Mönchengladbach, it was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire. More: nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20190223_04199631

All information about the downed aircraft and the crew of the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V Z6672 of 10 Squadron RAF: tracesofwar.nl/sights/134394/Crashlocatie-Whitley-Mk-V-Z6672.htm

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