Memorial Crashed Lancaster Bomber W4960
This memorial at Sluipwijk churchyard commemorates the crewmembers, two Britisch and five Australian, of a Lancaster W4960 bomber which crashed near this location on 12 June 1943.
The crew was buried on the local cemetery. In 1953, they were reburied on Jonkersbos War Cemetery.
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Source
- Text: Gerard Passchier
- Photos: Gerard Passchier
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