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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

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Source

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

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