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Claudine en Robert🇧🇪🚴
August 25, 2023
Cycling
In the night of 21 to 22 June 1944, a British Lancaster 1C-ME846 bomber flew over this area. The German anti-aircraft fire brought down the Lancaster. There were 7 crew …
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
February 26, 2026
Gravel riding
Place of remembrance for our Liberators of WWII. A Lancaster 1 Flying Fortress crashed at this location.
Historical significance: Mission DUSSELDORF
In Wesseling, Germany, near Cologne, there were factories and installations for the production of synthetic fuels.
This industry became the target of the mission in which Lancaster I, ME846 'PG-C', was part during the short night of June 21-22, 1944. A total of 133 Lancaster bombers and six Mosquitoes participated. It was a difficult mission, deep in enemy territory.
Historical significance: Mission DUSSELDORF
In Wesseling, Germany, near Cologne, there were factories and installations for the production of synthetic fuels.
This industry became the target of the mission in which Lancaster I, ME846 'PG-C', was part during the short night of June 21-22, 1944. A total of 133 Lancaster bombers and six Mosquitoes participated. It was a difficult mission, deep in enemy territory.
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An 🇧🇪
March 1, 2026
Hiking
This is the story of a young Australian (Peter Knox) who volunteered for the RAF in 1941. During a bombing raid on Germany on June 21-22, 1944, his Lancaster was …
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