Crash site Vickers Wellington - Dalfsen, The Netherlands
Posted by: 
Axel-F
N 52° 27.896 E 006° 18.120
32U E 316723 N 5816174
Information panel of the Vickers Wellington Z1212 crash on August 27th 1942, just near the main road.
Waymark Code: WM18DXK
Location: Overijssel, Netherlands
Date Posted: 07/15/2023
Views: 2
Donderdag 27 augustus 1942 is op deze locatie de Vickers Wellington bommenwerper Z1212 van het Australische 460e squadron neergestort. Hierbij kwamen 4 van de 5 bemanningsleden om het leven.
Ter nagedachtenis aan deze gebeurtenis werd in het kader van 75 jaar bevrijding dit informatiepaneel geplaatst door de Historische Kring Dalfsen.
Bron: Traces of War.
Google translation
Thursday, August 27, 1942, the Vickers Wellington bomber Z1212 of the Australian 460th squadron crashed on this location. This killed 4 of the 5 crew members.
In memory of this event, this information panel was placed by the Historical Circle Dalfsen in the context of 75 years of liberation.
Source: Traces of War.
Property Permission: Public
Website for Waymark: [Web Link]
Location of waymark:
Dalmsholterweg,
Dalfsen, OV The Netherlands
Commemoration: Crash of a Vickers Wellington in 1942
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access instructions: Not listed
Access times: 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.