War Memorial WWII

Netherlands / Gelderland / Aalten / Huisstededijk, 1
 memorial, Second World War 1939-1945, sculpture, interesting place, war memorial
The text on the memorial:
"FLYING FOR PEACE"
Memorial to commemorate the crew of the British Stirling bomber BK767, that crashed here on June 26th 1943.
The following crew members died:
F/O. B.H. Church 21 years
Sgt. W. Th. Davis 21 years
Sgt. F. Mills 20 years
Sgt. W.H. Thompson 21 years
F/O. J.F. Tritton 28 years
Survivors were:
F/O. K.A. Nielson
Sgt. E.G. Taylor
They were taken prisoner.
In the war they were honoured with a wreath with the words:
"BROKEN WINGS, EVERLASTING GLORY"
The memorial represent a globe with a pigeon. However from certain viewpoints you will see flames instead of a pigeon.
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Wikipedia article: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lijst_van_oorlogsmonumenten_in_Aalten
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Coordinates:   51°54'19"N   6°32'48"E
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