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At the date of 19-11-1944, time: 0900, the aircraft type Typhoon has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Wijnvoorden (gem. Wijhe). The unit of crew and plane is: 257 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Flying Officer, name: F.H. Broad. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Typhoon IB PD526 was airborne from 257 Squadron base in Belgium
It did crash - 09:00 - near the hamlet of Wijnvoorden, north of Wijhe
Pilot, F/O Broad, was killed in the early morning of 19th Nov 1944
He was buried at the Wijhe Genearal Cemetery
R/153676 - J/23898 - Flight Officer - Pilot - Frederick Heath Broad - RCAF - Age 21 - KIA
- of Toronto, ON, Canada - Plot 41. Row E. Grave 2 - Wijhe General Cemetery
Frederick Heath Broad
Thanks to PATS (see source link for more info)
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