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Old 21st January 2020, 15:52
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Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

Hello!
During my work on the end of the war in 1945 in my homeland (Dötlingen/Niedersachsen) I came across a plane crash of an Allied plane near Birkenbusch/Dötlingen (about 40 km southwest of Bremen) in April 1945. Unfortunately, there is no aircraft type or exact date. A memorial stone was later erected at the crash site.
Can anyone help?

Thank you very much
Karsten

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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

I now have more information about this crash. It was a single-seat English fighter aircraft. The exact date was April 4, 1945. The soldier was first buried at the site of the crash and later reburied.
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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

There is more information on this. The aircraft is said to have been a single-seat British fighter aircraft. The exact date was April 4, 1945. The soldier was first buried at the crash site and later reburied.
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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

Hello,
I have a question about the crash of F/O Halliwell on April 4th, 1945 in our community.
In the war diary of the 274th SQ, “MET“ is repeatedly written in attacks on trains. What does "MET" mean?

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Karsten
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Old 3rd June 2022, 17:51
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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

Hello,

MET "Mechanised Enemy Transport" in German: Motorisierte Transportkolonne. Both Street and RR-Track.
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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

Karsten,

The wonderful work "2nd TAF - volume 3" do say this machine was lost (probably to Flak) whilst attacking a train near Bremen. Serial was NV660. Probable time was around 14:15hs. Page 476 of the "Opus" quoted above.

Hope this will be of assistance and help.

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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

Hallo,
Mann thanks for your help!!!

Karsten
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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

Karsten,

Is the grave still nearby your town or was it moved to a Central RAF Military graveyard?

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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

We did a long thread on Halliwell previously, with the same title as this thread.

Here is the previous thread:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=59072
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Re: Plane Crash Dötlingen April 1945

Hello

The crash took place because Halliwell touched a locomotive a telephone line at the shelling. This emerges from eyewitness reports. I spoke to 2 people who confirmed this messer.

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