Crash Location Handley Page Halifax DT556 MP-U 76 Squadron

This memorial was erected in remembrance of the eight crew members of Halifax II DT556 which crashed close to this spot in the night of 1st / 2nd March 1943.
This memorial was unveiled on 21st June 2014.

Crew members:
S/L J.L. Fletcher, DFM, MID aged 29
F/L A.T. Wheatley, aged 22
F/S G.G. Stanley, RCAF aged 22
Sgt. L.A. Trinder, aged 19
Sgt. H.B. Moore, RCAF aged 23
Sgt. V.J. Crutch, prisoner of war aged 20
P/O W.P. Blackman, prisoner of war age unknown
F/O E.L. Souter-Smith, escaped aged 32

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar.com
• Photos: Karel Geets