The story
At the date of 05-04-1945, time: 1345, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Sommelsdijk (ZH). The unit of crew and plane is: 490BG/848BS. First flyer rank: 1st Lieutenant, name: D.F. Roufs. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
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