Crash Memorial Westerbeek

Crash Memorial Westerbeek In the small village Westerbeek in the garden of the church is a replica of the tail piece of a British Lancaster bonber that crashed in the village on the night of febuary3-4th. The Lancaster in question was the PD221/BQ-Rof the 660th Squadron that during a mission to bomb the Prosper Petrol Depot in Bottrop(Germany) was shot down and crashed in Westerbeek. The lancaster 1 PD221took off on the 3rd Febuaryat 16-31pm from its base at Killingholme England. All seven crew members died in the crashed plane and lay buried in Weserbeek cemetry. F/O R.G. Nye Sgt. C. Stuart Sgt. J. Holding (Picture 5 left) Sgt. J.F. Moyle (Picture 4 left) W/O W.J. Howson (Picture 5 right) F/Sgt. W.H. Cook (RCAF) F/Sgt. L.C. Taerum (RCAF) (Picture 4 right) Fot the pictures of the members approval of the relatives was given.