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2012-05-06

DH Mosquito gevonden in Kruibeke DH Mosquito found in Kruibzje

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During an excavation in a dyked marsh in Kruibeke(Belgium) ,a motor and prop of a Mosquito were found.More dangerous was the find of a 500kg damaged bomb.Another 500 kg one and 2 smaller ones were also found and taken away by DOVO(Belgian explosives experts) to be destroyed later.The damaged one however had to be destroyed in situ by a contolled explosion.The motor and prop will be held for the British Embassy,and if they decline the finds then the mayor of Kruibeke will have them installed as a monument.At the moment I have found no pictures of the findings or explosion.
Greetz,brummbar


Sources and details

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=VT3PMGC8
http://www.ww2incolor.com/modern/avmoss01.html
http://www.hetnieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20120504_169
http://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_kruibeke-quatre-bombes-de-la-2e-guerre-mondiale-mises-a-jour?id=7759436
http://www.rtl.be/info/votreregion/flandre/875530/quatre-bombes-de-la-seconde-guerre-mondiale-retrouvees-a-anvers-