Memorial Avro Lancaster ED-626 - Hulshorst, Netherlands
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naj16
N 52° 19.861 E 005° 44.042
31U E 686287 N 5801375
On this location in the middle of the forest, on 1 April 1943, 7:22, a British AVRO-LANCASTER bomber crashed.
Waymark Code: WMPF1J
Location: Gelderland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 08/20/2015
Views: 5
The aircraft was ED-626 of RAF 103 squadron. It was shot down on it's return from Emmerich. Six of the seven crew members died at the crash.
They are buried on Harderwijk General Cemetery.
Their names were:
O Donoghue, C
Winn, J.E.
Aschcroft, E.R.V.
Burns, I.C.
Fry, A.H.
Callaghan, J.E.
The 7th crew member was heavily wounded and died one day later. He is buried on Rusthof Cemetery in Amersfoort.
His name was:
Stafford, S.
Around the memorial are seven conifers, one for each crewmember. Pupils of the Princess Beatrix-school lay a wreath every year.
Source: Traces of war
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: Only walking/ by bycicle
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Commemoration: crew ED-626
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
Location of waymark: Not listed
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