Lancaster Monument - Reeuwijk, NL - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

The memorial reminds the inhabitants of the municipality of Bodegraven-Reeuwijk of the crash of the Lancaster plane in the municipality on June 12, 1943.

The text on the monument reads:

‘IN DE NACHT VAN 11 OP 12 JUNI 1943
BESCHOOT EEN DUITSE NACHTJAGER EEN
LANCASTER VAN DE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR
FORCE. DEZE BOMMENWERPER WAS OP DE
TERUGWEG VAN EEN BOMBARDEMENT OP
DE STAD DÜSSELDORF NAAR DE THUISBASIS
IN BINBROOK, ENGELAND.
DE LANCASTER MK1 STORTTE NEER OP
DE PLEK VOOR U. ALLE ZEVEN BEMANNINGS-
LEDEN KWAMEN DAARBIJ OM HET LEVEN.

IN THE EARLY MORNING OF JUNE
12TH, 1943, A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR
FORCE LANCASTER WAS SHOT DOWN BY A
GERMAN NIGHT FIGHTER. THE BOMBER
WAS ON ITS RETURN TO THE HOME BASE IN
BINBROOK, ENGLAND AFTER COMPLETING A MISSION TOT THE CITY OF DÜSSELDORF.
THE LANCASTER MK1 CRASHED ON THE
LOCATION IN FRONT OF YOU. ALL SEVEN CREW
MEMBERS LOST THEIR LIVES.

BEMANNING/CREW W4960

F/SGT ROBERT S. CHRISTIE 23 JAAR CAPTAIN/PILOOT
F/SGT JACK HEATH 21 JAAR NAVIGATOR
F/SGT JOHN H. HORWOOD 24 JAAR BOMRICHTER
SGT REGINALD L.LEWIS 29 JAAR RADIOTELEGRAFIST
SGT REGINALD S. KERWIN 27 JAAR BOORDSCHUTTER
P/O BRUCE W. BENNETT 27 JAAR BOORDSCHUTTER
F/SGT PETER J. HOGAN 27 JAAR BOORDSCHUTTER.’

Date of Dedication: 06/12/1943 Property Permission: Public Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Kippenkade Reeuwijk, The Netherlands Commemoration: Lancaster aircraft and the insignia of the 460 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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