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US Bomber Memorial Reken

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Kreis Borken

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US Bomber Memorial Reken

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US Bomber Memorial Reken

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Location: Reken, Kreis Borken, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Franky_D.

March 22, 2025

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Memorial stone commemorating the crash of an American Invader Bomber A-26B at this location 80 years ago on March 21, 1945. Inaugurated on March 21, 2025.

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Stefan

June 22, 2025

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Seventy years after the war, the remains of a US bomber were found here. The aircraft and its crew were previously considered missing.

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Guido Niehaves

July 19, 2025

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The memorial towns are easy to overlook. Very well-kept little memorial towns—it's good that there are people who care about them.

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