War Memorial WWII

Netherlands / Gelderland / Nunspeet / Hierderweg
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, place with historical importance, war memorial
On this location in the middle of the forest, on 1 April 1943, 7:22, a British AVRO-LANCASTER bomber crashed. The aircraft was ED-626 of RAF 103 squadron. It was shot down on it's return from Emmerich. Six of the seven crew members died at the crash. They are buried on Harderwijk General Cemetery.
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Wikipedia article: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_oorlogsmonumenten_in_Nunspeet
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Coordinates:   52°19'51"N   5°44'3"E
This article was last modified 10 years ago