Monument to British Pilots, Krabbendijke, Zeeland, The Netherlands
N 51° 26.249 E 004° 06.642
31U E 577201 N 5699061
The "Monument to British Pilots" in Krabbendijke (Reimerswaal) was erected in memory of the fallen crew of a Lancaster bomber of the Royal Air Force which crashed on May 11th, 1944.
Waymark Code: WMBN0T
Location: Zeeland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 06/04/2011
Views: 14
The monument was unveiled in 1946 and is under protection of the Dutch War Graves Foundation.
The names of the seven victims following:
J.H. Barton, R.S. Hollingum, C.R. Marriott, A.J. Muir, W.A. Palmer, C.W. Smith and C.R. Todd.
This monument is located close to a small rural road to the west of a bank.
Date of Dedication: 01/01/1946
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: You can park your car nearby, watch for the ditches and don't block the road.
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Noorddijk
Krabbendijke , The Netherlands
4413 NC
Commemoration: The crash of a bomber and the crew that died.
Access times: Not listed
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