Lancaster Memorial
On 4 May 2009, this memorial is revealed. It is located opposite Schansstraat 4 in Hunsel and commemorates the crash of Lancaster ME 858 of the 514 Squadron, in the night of 20 to 21 Juli 1944, whem it returned from Homberg.
The memorial exists of a stone with a V-sign (Victory of Freedom (Vrijheid in Dutch)). These are parts of one of the wings of the crashed Lancaster. The sign above the plaque is made from metal from one of the engines which was found some years ago. The memorial stands less than 50 metres away from the crashsite of the Lancaster.
The crew is buried on St. Jacob Churchyard in Hunsel.
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- Text: Ton Bosmans
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