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W/Cmd. Eduard Bakker
Royal Air Force 320 Squadron (Netherlands)
from:Holland
(d.25th Oct 1943)
On 25th October 1943 a Mitchell FR178 plane of 320 squadron was hit by flak. It exploded in mid-air near airfield Lannec/Pontvic near Brest in France.
Crew members were:
E. Bakker, Commander of 320 Sq. - KIA - buried grave at Orry-la-Ville Senlis)
H.G. Van Haaften - KIA - Buried at grave at Grebbeberg 8-18.
Memorial stone at Orry-la-Ville, (Senlis)
At first all were buried at Lanève/Finistère, France.