Information Sign Basil Henry Scarff

On September 15, 1944 the Mustang of Basil Henry Scarff of RAF 65 Squadron crashed on this location. After it was hit by German Flak the British pilot left his plane with his parachute. On the ground he was taken prisoner and finally brought to Stalag Luft I where he was liberated in Mai 1945 by the Red Army.

This information board is part of the WW2-route across the Lingewaal municipality. This route starts at the WW2 & Aviators Museum Rivierenland at the Vuren Fortress and contains six locations where allied aircraft crashed down or made an emergency landing.

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Source

• Text: Kevin Prenger
• Photos: Kevin Prenger
• WO2 en Vliegeniersmuseum Rivierenland