At Visibility had been good and the harbour and the shunting area had been set fire to. In this attack, contrary to various previous actions in which no losses had been suffered, 12 aircraft were lost. One of the Wellingtons crashed in Heijen. Reinhold Knacke with his night fighter Messerschmitt Bf He had been victorious in 44 dog fights battle between two planes before he was killed in a crash himself. Two crew members of the Wellington were found in their totally burnt plane.
A third one was severely injured and died on the spot. The remaining two were taken prisoner: the pilot had come down on his parachute approx. In he visited the place where he had crashed once more. Crew members: Pilot George A. In collaboration with the municipalities of Bergen, Gennep, Mook-Middelaar and Weeze, the initiative was created for cycling routes 'Wings of Freedom' along crash locations.
In the four municipalities, 28 crash sites have been definitively confirmed. Near each crash site is a memorial sign with information about the cause of the crash. Using the network of cycling nodes, there are four routes of approximately 30 - 40 km. Do you have more information about this location? Inform us! Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2?
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