War Memorial WWII

Netherlands / Drenthe / Emmen / Middelesweg
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, place with historical importance, war memorial
Returning from a bombing at the industrial area of Bochum (part of a fleet of 446 bombers) the 4-engined Halifax bomber English II B (JB 892 KN-E, part of the 77th Squadron) crashed in the night of May 14, 1943 at 2.30 pm near Sleen. The bomber was hit by a German fighter near Emmen.
The memorial commemorates the 7 crew members, which were buried at the general cemetery in Sleen.
A group of students of Zweeloo and Oosterhesselen established a monument by the founded plane parts of the Halifax in 1945.
www.4en5mei.nl/herdenken-en-vieren/oorlogsmonumenten/mo...
Wikipedia article: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_oorlogsmonumenten_in_Coevorden
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Coordinates:   52°48'13"N   6°46'29"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago