Crash Site British Halifax Bomber Boekel
Crash Site British Halifax Bomber
At this location were the remains of a Halifax bomber. The bomber partly crashed in Boekel and in the neighboring municipality of Handel/Gemert on January 27, 1943.
The memorial sign is located on the grounds of the Psychiatric Hospital Huize Padua (Oudelaan / Eikenheuvel) and looks in the direction of the crash site.
Created by Heemkundekring Sint Achten on Boeckel and posted on August 31, 2020.
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Source
- Text: Kees van Ginneke
- Photos: Kees van Ginneke
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Monument
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- Commonwealth War Graves Odiliapeel - Odiliapeel
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Crash site
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