WW2 airman buried in the Netherlands
A Liverpool-born RAF airman who died when his fighter was shot down over the Netherlands has been buried there, 82 years after his final flight.
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A Liverpool-born RAF airman who died when his fighter was shot down over the Netherlands has been buried there, 82 years after his final flight.
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