Crash Site Lancaster I ED778
Lancaster Mk1 ED778 was attached to RAF 57 squadron. On May 12, 1943 it was used for an attack on Duisburg. The aircraft was intercepted by an Me110 night fighter and exploded above Netterden and came down in the meadow here. Five crew members were killed. They are buried at the R.C. cemetery in Gendringen. The two survivors were taken prisoner of war.
Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!
Source
- Text: Arjan Vrieze
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
Related books
Nearby
Museum
Point of interest
- Kockbunker Netterden - Netterden
- Ordnance QF 25 Pounder Cannon - 's-Heerenberg
- Stained Glass Window Pancratiuskerk - 's-Heerenberg
Monument
- Memorial Fallen Canadian Soldiers - Netterden
- Freedom Bench Netterden - Netterden
- War Memorial Vrasselt - Vrasselt
Cemetery
- Collection Grave War Casualties - Vrasselt
- Dutch War Graves Protestant Cemetery Gendringen - Gendringen
- Dutch War Graves Reformed Cemetery Gendringen - Gendringen
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stones Reeser Straße 4 - Emmerich am Rhein
- Stumbling Stones Speelberger Straße 61 - Emmerich am Rhein
- Stumbling Stones Speelberger Straße 49 - Emmerich am Rhein
Fortification
- Kochbunker 'Mengelenberg' Montferland - Zeddam
- German Observation-post - Rees
- Kochbunker 'Kale Jacob 3' Montferland - Zeddam
Crash site
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright