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World War Two / Re: 50th Squadron - WW2 - Casualties 5/11/44
« on: Wednesday 20 October 10 20:54 BST (UK)  »
@Bonnie Lassie: The exact distance between Oostveteren military cemetary and Lijssenthoek cemetery is 12,9 Km (8 miles) I looked it up  8)

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World War Two / Re: 50th Squadron - WW2 - Casualties 5/11/44
« on: Monday 18 October 10 20:33 BST (UK)  »
Dear Lads,

Lijsenthoek cemetery is only 15 minutes away from Oostvleteren churchyard. I would say 15 Km from where I live.
The cemetery lies near Poperinge. In WWI, the cemetery was next to a farmhouse. The farmhouse was used as a field hospital for severly wounded men. After the war many men of the chinese labour corps were buried there (over 10.000 Commonwealth soldirs lie there). To the locals the farmhouse (wich hasn't changed a bit since then) is known as Remi farm.

I would be happy to guide you around, if you're ever in the country.

To bring us back to LM429. I have received parts of the landing gear recently.
We have located the exact spot of the crash and have found evidence of the wreck still lying there, several feet down.
I would like to open up temporay exhibition next year about LM429 consisting of parts of the wreck and original uniforms.

Kindest regards,

Filip

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World War Two / Re: 50th Squadron - WW2 - Casualties 5/11/44
« on: Wednesday 02 June 10 11:24 BST (UK)  »
Hello everyone,

I live about 200 metres from the graves of this crew, here in Oostvleteren, and presumably only a couple of hundred metres of the crashsite itself.

I've been a Royal Air force collector for several years now and I'm planning on opening an exposition in the very near future in the town here about this particular aircraft.
I have already found some info about the crew, the plane, the circumstances ... but I'm still looking for more.
I have several eye-witness accounts and some relics in my possesion.

Any help would be welcome, let me know if I can help out some of you guys.

Kindest regards,

Filip




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