Memorial Lancaster ED362 Ridderkerk

Memorial for the remembrance of the crew of the Lancaster ED362 (FZ-E) of the 100 Squadron of the RAF, that crashed on 29 June 1943 nearby the Rijksstraatweg in Ridderkerk. The monument is an tribute to the brave men who gave their live for our freedom. The monument stands on the spot where the Lancaster crashed in 1943: at the westside of the Rijksstraatweg.

Text on the Memorial:
In memory of the crew of the
Royal Air Force
Lancaster Bomber Mk III ED 362
No.100 Squadron RAF
which crashed on 29 june 1943
During World War II

Sgt.H.H. Gentle
F/Sgt.R.D.W. Moulton RCAF
F/O P.J.Pascoe RCAF
Sgt. J.Reffin
Sgt.F.Wheeldon
P/O C.B.Wood

Their graves are at Crooswijk Cemetery , Rotterdam
The sole survivor was
F/Sgt.R.G. Storr


At the request of the municipality of Ridderkerk, the Royal Netherlands Air Force wreck removal service conducted an investigation into the exact location of the crashed aircraft in order to decide whether the wreckage could be excavated. The municipality of Ridderkerk decided not to do so and instead to erect the “Lancaster Monument” at the site. The monument was unveiled on 21 September 2002.
In 2016, one of the propellers was recovered and placed in the park in front of the monument.

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Source

• Text: Marcel Jans, Ron Verhoogt & Pieter Mielen
• Photos: Fedor de Vries