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Wellington HE652 Memorial, Virelles
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Franky De Witte
October 21, 2023
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On the night of April 10 to 11, 1943, Hptm Wilhelm Herget of I./NJG 4 shot down a bomber over Virelles. In the crash of Wellington Sgt Douglas A.W. Weller (radio operator), Sgt George Levins (flight engineer and fuselage turret gunner), Sgt Jack G. Budreau RCAF (tail gunner). They are buried in the municipal cemetery of Florennes.
A memorial has been set up for this crew in the forests of Virelles.
A memorial has been set up for this crew in the forests of Virelles.
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Mike
May 4, 2026
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The aircraft that crashed here was a Vickers Wellington Mk X, a medium-weight twin-engine bomber widely deployed by the Royal Air Force and Allied air forces during World War II. …
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