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	Hampden, Holland

The bodies of two Hampden crew members were laid to rest with full military honours at Bergen, Holland, on 7 May 2008; they are Sergeant Stanley Mullenger and Sergeant John Kehoe.

Hampden P1206 of 49 Squadron was shot down on 8 November 1941 during an intruder sortie to the Bocholt area of northern Germany.
The aircraft was attacked over the Dutch coast by a German night fighter and crashed shortly after 2100 hours into farmland along the Dorfstrasse of Berkhout in the neighbourhood of Hoorn.
The crew members were:
Warrant Officer Christopher Saunders DFM - killed
Sergeant James D'Arcy - killed
Sergeant Stanley Mullenger - missing
Sergeant John Kehoe – missing

The excavation was carried out by the Dutch Air Force and Army in September 2007 and was sponsored by the local council.
Sgt Mullenger and Sgt Kehoe's remains have been recovered and the two airmen were to be laid to rest with full military honours at the General Cemetery in Bergen on Wednesday 7 May 2008.

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Click here to read the MoD press release:

	The excavation - a major civil engineering project in its own right. Full details can be found on the official web site.
	One of the Dutch Air Force recovery team with part of the Hampden's undercarriage.
	The two missing crew members, Sergeant Stanley Mullenger and Sergeant John Kehoe, were laid to rest at Bergen on Wednesday 7 May 2008.