Crash Site Hawker Mk 1b RB204 5V-E Typhoon Dalfsen

Sunday, January 14, 1945, the Hawker Typhoon, RB204, ended up at this location after a successful emergency landing. Pilot Flying Officer Anatole Côté managed to stay out of the hands of the Germans with the help of local residents and the resistance and was finally liberated on March 30, 1945 in Zelhem.
In memory of this event, this information panel was placed by the Historical Circle Dalfsen in the context of 75 years of liberation.

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Source

• Text: Stefan Hendriks
• Photos: Stefan Hendriks (1, 3), Gerben Gorkink (2)