Memorial Crash Halifax Bomber

Halifax monument for the crashed bomber with identification NR118 WL-U (434 Sqn RAF). This monument is in the fields on the way to the Dailly village.

Except for P/O Brown H. (RCAF), none of the crew survived the crash which took place on December 18, 1944. They are buried on the Leopoldsburg cemetery and are: Pilot F/Lt Parrott J (RCAF,) Navigator F/O Pearce S (RCAF,) Mechanic P/O Janzen L (RCAF,) Bomber P/O Kurtzhals A. (RCAF,) Gunner F/Sgt Divitcoff A (RCAF) and Radio operator and Gunner Olafsen G. (RCAF).

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Source

• Text: Martijn van der Vliet
• Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck (1, 2, 3), Martijn van der Vliet (4)
• www.luchtvaarterfgoed.be