'Mosquito-monument', Bleskensgraaf - The Netherlands
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Monument for a Mosquito shot down by a German night fighter on 28 May 1943.
Waymark Code: WMQQ55
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 03/17/2016
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This monument was erected to remember navigator Flight Sergeant Ray Hutchings Logan and and pilot Flight Sergeant Cameron Kent Chrysler, both of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
In the night of 27 to 28 May 1943 they were shot down by a German night fighter around 01.54 AM. They were on their way home after a target marking mission over the German town of Essen.
The next morning, the villagers found the corps of Flt/Sgt Logan in a ditch. Fl/Sgt Chrysler survived the crash and the two were moved to Rotterdam on the same day. The Germans buried Fl/Sgt Logan on the cemetary at Rotterdam Crooswijk.
Cameron Kent (Fritz) Chrysler) survived the war and returned home safely. 62 Years later on 2 May 2005 he returned to Bleskensgraaf for a short visit.
Their plane, a British De Havilland Mosquito Bomber Mark IV registration DXZ432 HS-N, exploded high in the sky following which the debris came down scattered over a large area in these surroundings.
The remains were cleared by the Germans, but they missed this propeller which was found in the pasture next to the memorial.
Date of Dedication: 05/28/1943
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Monument is on the side of public road.
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Koekoekspad
Bleskensgraaf, ZH Brandwijk
2971BM
Commemoration: in memory of the Canadian Havilland Mosquito crew, C K Chrysler and R H Logan.
Access times: Not listed
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