Memorial Lancaster DV 228
On the night of Sunday, August 22 to Monday, August 23, 1943, Lancaster DV 228 returned from a bombing flight to Leverkusen in Germany. The aircraft was shot down near this location by a German night fighter. Six of the seven crew members died. They are buried in the cemetery opposite the monument.
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- Text: TracesOfWar
- Photos: Arjan Vrieze
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