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At the date of 23-06-1941, time: 0213, the aircraft type Wellington has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Nieuwe Niedorp (Kostverloren polder). The unit of crew and plane is: 311 Sqdn. First flyer rank: F/Sergeant, name: V, Bufka. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Jan Hejna (26), Karel Valach (23), Leonard Smrcek (26), Vilem Konstacky (27) en Alois Rozum (27).
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