Plaque Crash Location Vickers Wellington Mk III BK348 QB-J

In the garden of the church in Echteld, on the corner of Ooisestraat and Voorstraat, is a plaque bearing the names of five Canadian crew members of the Vickers Wellington Mk III BK348 QB-J, which crashed on 12 March 1943.
Caldwell; Robert George - Pilot Officer - Royal Canadian Air Force - 424 Sqdn.
Cory; Gordon Johnson - Flying Officer - Royal Canadian Air Force - 424 Sqdn.
Larson; Alfred Perry - Sergeant - Royal Canadian Air Force - 424 Sqdn.
Parker; Leslie Alfred - Flight Sergeant - Royal Canadian Air Force - 424 Sqdn.
Topping; William Frederick - Flight Sergeant - Royal Canadian Air Force - 424 Sqdn.

Their remains are buried at the Uden War Cemetery, but wreckage still lies in the ground on the other side of Ooisestraat.

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Source

• Text: Willem Oosterlee
• Photos: Willem Oosterlee (1, 2), Hans Tasma (3, 4, 5)
• https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/535/Oorlogsbegraafplaats-van-het-Gemenebest-Uden.htm
• Accident Vickers Wellington Mk III BK348, Friday 12 March 1943