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Detail page crash 23-Oct-1944
| CrashID | 511 |
| Date | 23-Oct-1944 |
| Time | Onbekend/Unknown |
| Location | Westerschelde |
| Airplane | Avro |
| Type / model | Lancaster I |
| Serial number | NF977 |
| Registration number | JO-G |
| Group | RAF Bomber Command |
| Squadron | 463 Sqdn RAF |
| Base | Waddington |
| Mission | Bombardement Flak opstellingen Walcheren |
| Target | Walcheren |
| Crew | F/O C. Borsht RAAF POW Sgt E. Leigh 185670 KIA F/Sgt B. G. O'Connell RAAF EVD F/Sgt T. D. Laing POW F/Sgt M. R. Staunton-Smith RAAF POW F/Sgt T. P. Lonergan RAAF POW F/Sgt R. G. S. Cooper RAAF POW |
| Cemeteries | Sgt Eric Leigh KIA. Begraven te Bergen op Zoom plaats 13.A.3. Hij werd 39 jaar. Service nummer volgens CWGC. Volgens politierapport 2204264. |
| Brief description of the crash | |
Extensive description of the crash (.pdf)  |
511-story.pdf  |
| Extra documentation | 511-graf Leigh E. 511-politierapport.JPG 511-rapport o-connell0001.PDF 511-rapport ooggetuige.PDF 511-OPS Walcheren by O'Connell.pdf 511-OPS Walcheren.pdf |
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