GREVENBROEK MUSEUM

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HISTORY

On 16th June 1941 between 2250 and 2305 hrs seven two-engine Wellington bombers of the 103rd Squadron took off at Newton Air Base in the English county of Nottinghamshire

Read what happened on 16 june 1941

EXTRA information

 

SPEECHES

2010
Chief Warrant Officer Dan RAY namens Canada
Mr Theo SCHUURMANS Mayor city of Hamont-Achel
Mr Jean-Pierre LEMMENS RAF Comité - De Burg

2009

On behalf of the South African embassy, Brussels
On behalf of Canada

Pictures of the commemorations

2010
Click picture
Drink
2009

Commemoration

 

visit of crashsite & reception by the mayor of Hamont-Achel

 

Certificate handed over to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice and Sheila Dunster and their son Craig, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Maurice Dunster is a cousin to killed crew-member Len Beaumont of the Wellington-bomber.