Memorial Lancaster lll ED997 Bomber Oeffelt

Next to the mill a Memorial is situated to commemorate the crew members of a crashed Lancaster III ED997 Bomber of the 83 Squadron.

Text on the Memorial:
On the 22nd of June 1943 a Lancaster from the Royal Airforce crashed in Oeffelt. The 7 crew members died due to explosion of the airplane.

D.W.C Fletcher Piloot 21
L.A.C Angell Navigator 23
E. Lidster Boordwerkundige 21
A.E.Mc William Bommenrichter 28
R. Metcalfe Schutter 19
L.V. Tanner Radiotelgrafist 19
G.C. Wickson Schutter 22

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Source

• Text: Marcel Jans
• Photos: Arjan Vrieze