Re: 'NEW' UK bomber lost in Belgium?
Hi ClinA-78,
based upon the information inyour original post, one possibility is 218 Squadron Lancaster LM187, which crashed at 1936 hrs on the night of 6-7 January 1945, close to Beauvechain, while returning from a raid on Neuss. The cause of loss was reputedly due to an engine failure and subsequent loss of control.
No crew members were killed in the aircraft, but one died when he fell to his death after he attempted to hold onto another crew member when baling out (he'd deployed his own parachute within the aircraft) - the two of them hoping to successfully utilise one parachute.
Cheers
Rod
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