Crash Site Vickers Wellington HE-592 Blerick

On the night of April 8-9 in 1943, the Vickers Wellington bomber crashed here in Hout-Blerick. The plane was on its way back from a mission in Duisburg. The crash killed the entire crew of five. There were also nine civilian casualties. The crew consisted of the following military personnel:
J. F. Smith (C)
P..A. Smith (GB)
C. W. G. Burke (Pan)
R. G. Cook (C)
O. E. E. Schulz (F)

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Christian Nieuwenhuize (1, 2), Herdenken in Venlo (3)
• Historie Venlo