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Stirling LJ 883 Memorial, Planken Wambuis

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Stirling LJ 883 Memorial, Planken Wambuis

Stirling LJ 883 Memorial, Planken Wambuis

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    April 29, 2023

    In memory of the deceased crew members of the British Stirling Bomber, LJ 883, 570 Squadron RAF, which crashed here on September 23, 1944, after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire during a supply flight for the Airborne troops near Oosterbeek during the Battle of Arnhem.

    • F/O William Kirkham, Pilot, RAF, 21 years old

    • F/O Ernest Brown, Navigator, RAF, 20 years

    • F/O David Atkinson, Air Bomber, RAF, 23 years old

    • F/O Morris Hand, W/Operator, RAF, 26 years

    • Sgt Harrold Ashton, F/Engineer, RAF, 22 years old

    • L/C Gerard Reardon, Air Despatcher, RASC, 31 years old

    The survivors were:

    • F/Sgt George Wood, Air Gunner, RAF

    • DVR Stanly Badham, Air Despatcher, RASC

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      October 31, 2024

      One information board tells a mind-boggling story. For those reading it in English, be sure to scan that QR code because it's about so much more than this crashed plane and the young men who sadly died.

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