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17th September 2008, 08:46
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Re: Hptm. Emil Lang's crash site
Hello ,
It "seems" that Hptm Lang was on a transfer flight from Melsbroek ( Brussels ) to Germany. His aircraft came down at the village of Overhespen 13 km west of St-Trond ( Sint-Truiden in flemish ) Hptm Lange was born on january 14 th 1909 , he is buried as unknown on the German cemetery of Lommel Belgium. Greetings 
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17th September 2008, 22:26
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Re: Hptm. Emil Lang's crash site
Hi,
Unlike the statement made by Caldwell in his book, Hptm Emil Lang was not shot down by Mustang of the 55 FG, but he was shot down by F/Lt Spencer from the 41 Squadron flying Spit XII. The pilots of the 41 Sqn encountered Lang and his wingmen in the Overhespen area, while the 55 FG pilots met Fw 190s taking off from Grimbergen...
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