Cycle Route Wings of Freedom: Crash Site Typhoon Mk Ib, MP125, Code SF-M

Pilot David W. Guttridge took part in bombarding the German region. He and his aircraft were one of eight Typhoons and it was their third flight that day. While flying on28-09-1944 they, too late, noticed the position of enemy anti-aircraftguns which became fatal for some planes.

The flak was very intense and some of the planes were hit very badly. This pilot did not have the time (or chance) to jump out of the plane. He crashed with his machine at the Nieuwe Erf on the property of the Urselmann family and the pilot was killed.

The crash took place at the coordinates: 51.667927, 6.023344.

In collaboration with the municipalities of Bergen, Gennep, Mook-Middelaar and Weeze, the initiative was created for cycling routes 'Wings of Freedom' along crash locations.
In the four municipalities, 28 crash sites have been definitively confirmed. Near each crash site is a memorial sign with information about the cause of the crash. Using the network of cycling nodes, there are four routes of approximately 30 - 40 km. deployed along these places.

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Source

• Text: Werkgroep Wings of Freedom
• Photos: Werkgroep Wings of Freedom (1), Peter Schipper (2, 3, 4)
• Vliegtuigcrashroute Wings of Freedom