Memorial Short Stirling R9167 OJ-N

On October 2, 1942, the Short Stirling R9167 with call code OJ-N of 149 Squadron RAF crashed after being shot at by a German night fighter of l.NJG1. The plane crashed on the Bedelaarspad in Kronenberg, Municipality of Horst a / d Maas (L).

On October 7, 2017, a monument was unveiled at the site of the crash in honor of and in memory of the seven crew members of this aircraft. The three-meter-high Corten steel work of art consists of a jacket that represents a bullet / grenade / bomb shell. When standing in this shell, one looks out on the crash location. The bomber's silhouette balances on top of the bullet shell. When one looks up into the sleeve, one can read the names of the seven crew members who were killed, lasered into the steel of the silhouette. Inside the sleeve wall, the artist has placed a rose that he made from the aluminum remains of the aircraft. From this rose seven loose rose petals fall down, portraying the tears of sorrow for the loss of these seven young lives. The bed in which the monument is placed is laid out in the shape of an omega sign.

The design is by artist Ruud van der Beele from Arcen.
Realization: Dion Stoop Metaalbouw Sevenum
Organization: Kronenberg War Tracks Working Group.

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Source

• Text: Piet Snellen
• Photos: Piet Snellen