The story
At the date of 30-08-1940, time: 2324, the aircraft type Wellington has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Zelhem - Halle. The unit of crew and plane is: 214 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Flying Officer, name: L.M. Craigie Halkett. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
This Wellington T2559 of the 214 Squadron RAF crashed near the farm De Kappe, Aaltenseweg in Halle.
Crew: Sgt. G.H. Bainbridge, F/O
L.M. Cragie-Halkett, P/O
W.B.S. Cunynghame,
Sgt. S.J. Haldane,
Sgt. G.E. Merryweather en
Sgt. A.B. Puzey.
They were all burried on the cemetery of Hall
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