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Resteigne Halifax Memorial
Place de l'Église, Resteigne, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
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The Memorial
Type
Information panel
Inscription
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Location
Place de l'Église, Resteigne, Luxembourg Province, Belgium, Luxembourg Province
What Happened
Halifax W7913 of 102 Squadron, coded DY-C, departed Pocklington at 0145 on 3 December 1942 for Frankfurt. The aircraft was intercepted at 4500m over Resteigne by Unteroffizier Dieter Ericsen of 2/NJG4 and shot down at 0355, his first claim. The aircraft crashed at Les Brulins. All eight crew were killed. The memorial information panel at Resteigne remembers three local wartime crashes, of which W7913 is the Bomber Command loss.
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Share remembrance informationAircraft & Operation Details
Aircraft Type
Halifax
Serial Number
W7913
Aircraft Code
DY-C
Squadron
102 SqnStation
Pocklington
Date of Loss
1942-12-03
Operation Type
Bombing — Frankfurt
Cause of Loss
Shot down by night fighter — Uffz Dieter Ericsen (2/NJG4), his 1st claim
Crew
8 crew — all killed
Local Contacts
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Harry Bartlettsquadron-association
Chairman, 102 (Ceylon) Squadron Association
Nearby Memorials
Sources
Chorley, W.R. — Bomber Command Losses Vol. 3 (book)
Boiten, T. — Nachtjagd Combat Archive: 1943 Part 3 (book)
Credits & Acknowledgements
Record compiled by
Tony Hibberd (Facebook post); compiled by Holly (LifeOS)
Last updated 2026-10-23
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