Memorial Lancaster ED937 (Dambuster)
In the night of 16/17 May 1943 Avro Lancaster ED937 of RAF 617 Squadron crashed here. The aircraft was piloted by Henri Eric Maudslay and was on the return flight of the Dams Raid (Operatie Chastise). It had attacked the Ederdam. None of the crew members survived.
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- Text: Arjan Vrieze
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze (1, 2), Geert Colenbrander (3)
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