The story
At the date of 17-05-1943, time: 258, the aircraft type Lancaster has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Castricum (beach near paal 46). The unit of crew and plane is: 617 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Squadron Leader, name: H.M. Young. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
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