Memorial for British Airmen Rotterdam

On this location, a British bomber crashed on 16 July 1941. The pilot aimed on this spot so that the crash would not destroy houses and kill people on the ground.

Text on the Memorial:
IN GRATEFUL
MEMORY
OF THE MEN
OF THE R.A.F.
WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES
FOR THE
FREEDOM
OF THE
NETHERLANDS

The Blenheim IV-V6267 of the 18 Sqdn RAF took part in an operation to destroy targets in the port of Rotterdam. At around 5:00 PM, the bomber was hit by a FLAK. The pilot sent his plane into the water of the Noordsingel.
The crew members:
THOMAS NOEL PARTRIDGE, Wing Commander
GEORGE ARTHUR DVORJETZ, Sergeant
JOHN OSCAR NOEL SMITH, Flight Sergeant
were killed. They are buried in the British plot of Crooswijk in Rotterdam.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries & Dick de Bruijne
• Photos: Dick de Bruijne