Memorial Crashsite Lancaster B.I.W4159

Memorial Crashsite Lancaster B.I.W4159

On January 8, 1943 at 7:23 PM, a Lancaster crashed here. The Lancaster was part of 9 Sqdn. During a dogfight, the plane exploded in mid-air. The crew perished.
A monument was erected on this site in 2022 in memory of the crew.

Pilot Dick Foote, 22 years old
Co-pilot Maxwell Wilson Stephenson, age 23
Navigator Munro McKenzie, age 19
Navigator William Thomas McLennan, age 31
Gunner Patrick George Brogan, 19 years old
Tailgunner Robert Kilpatrick Wardrop, aged 33
Radio operator and gunner George Mitchell, age unknown

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Source

• Text: Traces of War
• Photos: Jean Kreunen (1, 2, 3, 4), Wout Dekkers (5)