Friday 4th May 2018, 14h50L: a Lancaster above Lier (near Antwerp)

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Friday 4th May 2018, 14h50L: a Lancaster above Lier (near Antwerp)

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At 14h50 local time today, the last flying British Lancaster will fly above Lier, as part of a rememberance of World War II.

On 17th June 1943, a Lancaster ED840 (156 Sqn) was shot down by the Germans above Lier.

https://www.hln.be/regio/lier/bommenwer ... ~adec6264/

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