Category Archives: Recovery

Unknown Mk. IX or Mk.XVI Spitfire Huijbergen

Unknown Spitfire crash in Huijbergen. We know from the parts that we found that is has to be a Mk. IX or Mk. XVI.  We also know that we have to look in the time frame from 1944 or 1945 … Continue reading

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P-51 44-72245 ?

  The team in Holland found a P-51 Crash site, there is a chance that it could be serialnr. 44-72245. Flown by Captain James Stevens 401st FS 370th FG . This is still under investigation. Crash at Vierlingsbeek/ Holthees (Holland … Continue reading

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Halifax HR819

Type : Halifax Mk.II Serial : HR819 Markings: TL-K  35 Sqn. Mission : Aachen Date: 13/14 July 1943 Halifax MkII HR819 (TL-K) was one of eighteen No.35 Squadron aircraft detailed to attack Aachen on the night of the 13th /14th … Continue reading

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Memorial 2nd Lt. Otis Kurth and 1st Lt. Donovan Siverts

  Benny with the family of Otis Kurth   crash site Kurth   Special thanks to the crew of EBZR ( Airfield Malle) photo’s  by Jef Pets

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B-24 H 41-28611 ” Baby Shoes”

09/03/1944 Mission : Brandenburg bombing 8th AF 448 BG  /  712 BS Base Seething Airfield Crash : Poppel Belgium 41-28611-crew   Page of MACR Detection/ investigation  by Thijs Hellings. Parts found     Benny Ceulaers

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“Stuka” Ju87 unknown

Investigation by Joop Hendrix ju-87-afferden

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Halifax HR719

Shot down by night fighter pilot Major Werner Streib of the Stab I./NJG 1, flying He 219 V9 G9+FB from Venlo airfield. Crashed at Mook Holland close to the “Hotel  Plasmolen” Target: Düsseldorf Call Sign: NP-M Takeoff time: 23:10 Crew: Pilot … Continue reading

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P-51 Mustang 2/Lt Kurth

P-51 Mustang 339th FG 03/03/1945 Oostmalle Belgium otis-arthur-kurth-339th-fg Special thanks to our friend/researcher Luc Cox    

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Unknown Spitfire MkIX Boxmeer

Type: Spitfire MkIX Date :Sept/Oct. 1944 unknown-spitfire-mk-ix-crash By Joop

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Lancaster NN775

  Lancaster Mk I Serial : NN775 Markings : A2-F Mission : Gelsenkirchen Date : 05/03/1945 Glabbeek crew-lancaster-nn775 Summary: On the 5th March 1945, Lancaster NN775 took off from RAF Waterbeach at 1035 hours, detailed for a G-H attack on … Continue reading

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