A Lancaster Bomber Crew's Tale

A Lancaster Bomber Crew's Tale

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JB-280 remains discovered January 2016

Remains of JB-280 LQ-K after crashing January 1944

Remains of JB-280 LQ-K after crashing January 1944

JB-280's story did not end in 1944. Seventy two years later a further story unravelled

72 years after the aircraft crashed, an unexploded bomb is discovered, along with wreckage of the aircraft. The bomb was eventually detonated by the Dutch authorities in a controlled explosion.

The full story is documented on a Dutch website.

Crater following the controlled explosion

Crater following the controlled explosion

Phil Dent
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