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Memorial Reginald William James (Airspeed AS.10 Oxford)

The monument was unveiled on 4 November 2011.
A memorial in honour of Flying Officer Reginald William James.
On 7 October 1944 the aircraft were he was in crashed between Zoutelande and Westkapelle. The pilot was the sole occupant of Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk.II, X7288 from No. 2 Group Communications Flight, Royal Air Force, was killed. He has been buried at the Noorderbegraafplaats in Vlissingen.

The English text on the left of the monument:
On 7 October 1944
a Royal Air Force
"Airspeed Oxford"
crashed at this site.

The pilot
Flying Officer
Reginald William James,
age 32,
was killed.


Parts of this aircraft were recovered in 2008.
The museum Wings to Victory has a part of the front wing spar in it's collection.

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