Memorial Halifax MZ578
At this spot RAF Halifax MZ578 was shot down on the 23rd of April 1944 . Two airmen, flight commander S.A. Somerscales (DFC) en crew member H.A. Poole, died in the crash.
Text on the memorial:
RAF 76 SQDN
S.A. SOMMERSCALES
H.R. POOLE
23.4.1944
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Source
- Text: Kees Boks
- Photos: Kees Boks / Arjan Vrieze
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