World / Netherlands / Noord-Holland / Zaanstad, 7 km from center Coordinates: 52°25'6"N   4°44'7"E
Monument for a Lancaster crash in 1944

in 1944, a Lancaster, returning from a raid on Berlin, was shot down by German AA Guns and crashed on a Farmhouse, killing all but two of the inhabitants and the plane crew.

After the war, a new farm was raised on the crash site, on top of the remains of the plane.
Category: wwii farm crash lancaster


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