Monument to a crew of RAF 107th SQN, Wevelgem, Belgium
N 50° 49.208 E 003° 11.986
31U E 514071 N 5629842
A 'well hidden' monument for a fallen crew of the 107 RAF Squadron.
The monument is signed at the beginning of the street, which is a dead-end.
Waymark Code: WMCQ03
Location: West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Date Posted: 10/01/2011
Views: 11
The monument itself is a tailshaped piece of Himalaya Blue granite.
It's placed next to a small chapel, O.L.V. Ter Biest, or commonly Koortskapel, at the end of a road.
Although that chapel is public property, you drive through a farmer's machinery parking lot. So don't drive the road up to the end.
The text is as follows
"N° 107 Squadron
Dedicated to the memory of
Sq. Ldr P.R. Barr DFC
P/O T. Trotter
F/O W. Barfod DFC
Wt. Offr. N.S.H. Philips RCAF
Who gave their lives for our freedom,
when their Boston III, Z2157-OM
crashed near this spot on November 7th 1942.
Zij gaven hun leven voor onze vrijheid
toen hun Boston III, Z2157-OM
neerstortte nabij deze plaats op 7 november 1942
When you go home, tell them of us, and say,
for your tomorrow we gave our today"
During a raid above Kortrijk the plane drifted off course and found itself in the vicinity of the Wevelgem airfield. It was shot down by AA Flak which was positioned around the airfield.
Date of Dedication: 11/10/2002
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: The site can be acces by following the 'Bieststraat' at 50.820577,3.197803
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Commemoration: The crash of a bomber its crew.
Access times: Not listed
Location of waymark: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Include a photo containing, at minimum, the monument and your GPSr. We'd prefer a photo containing YOU at the monument, but we understand that some people are camera-shy.
Also include a bit about your visit here.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|