Bomber Command Memorial Register

Brussels Bomber Command Memorial

Brussels

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Location

Brussels

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Memorial Details

Type
Memorial

Further Reading

RAF Benevolent FundRetrieved 2026-03-23

The Bomber Command Memorial in London incorporates aluminium recovered from a Halifax III bomber shot down over Belgium on 12 May 1944. While this is the London memorial, it has a direct connection to Belgium where eight crew were killed. Three crew members were found still at their stations when the aircraft was excavated in 1997 and buried in Belgium with full military honours.

Halifax III shot down over Belgium, 12 May 1944Aircraft excavated in Belgium in 1997Three crew found at stations and buried in Belgium with military honours

Sources

  • Charlie Leitheiser hackathon research(personal_research)

Credits & Acknowledgements

Record compiled by
Charlie Leitheiser
Heritage sources
RAF Benevolent Fund (retrieved 2026-03-23)
Last updated 2026-03-21

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