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RAF 34: Short Stirling BK716 HA-J (Revised Edition)

RAF 34: Short Stirling BK716 HA-J (Revised Edition)

1:2 This superb monument is in Almere, near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Partly made with the engine of Short Stirling BK716 from 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn that was salvaged from the Markermeer. It flew from RAF Downham Market, Norfolk.
2:2 Amongst the wreckage were the remains of the crew (five British and two Canadian) who will be buried in Jonkerbos Military cemetery today. Source: Battlefields Experience, the link to which can be found in this Paper.

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written by Kenneth Webb