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Vickers Wellington X 9822 BL-J Memorial Westergeest

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Vickers Wellington X 9822 BL-J Memorial Westergeest

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Vickers Wellington X 9822 BL-J Memorial Westergeest

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  • Location: Kollumerland C.A., Friesland, Netherlands

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    July 12, 2021

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    On October 13, 1941, a British Royal Air Force bomber, the Wellington MK 1c, X 9822 BL-J, crashed. The Wellington takes off at 19:26 on 12 October 1941, together with …
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    Memorial to the crew of the Vickers Wellington X9822 BL-J. On 13 October 1941, a Royal Air Force bomber crashed at this location. After a cancelled attack on Bremen, the aircraft was shot down over Friesland by a German fighter plane. All crew members died in the crash.
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