08/23/42 ...Feluy / Belgium .

[meyer stéphanie]

Hello , I do some research about a plane .
The only informations that I have is localisation and date..
FELUY 08/23/1942...And two pictures :debris of the plane ..probably a bomber ( but I don't know what kind of ) and an other with a text .
This is :

Traveller, 23 August 1942

Here were killed in action, 5 members of the crew of an RAF aircraft returning from Germany. We regret painfully the loss of this 5 Canadians Tommies who die in accomplishing their duty : the battle against our cruel common enemy for the liberty of all the free nations.
Rest in peace, great heroes! Did God bless you!

A friend of yours.

[meyer stéphanie]

THIS IS THE SECOND PHOTO

[montana]

Hello Stephanie,

This aircraft, an Avro Lancaster I (W4105/KM-X), crashed at 01.39 h during the night of August 24-25th 1942. The crew members were as follows :
P/O Denis F. Nicholson (pilot)
P/O Leys M. Beaumont (pilot) RCAF
P/O Gordon C. McDonald (navigator) RCAF
P/O Joseph M. Rickard (navigator)
Sgt James V. Holland (wireless op.-gunner)
F/Sgt Frank Hagger (mid upper gunner)
F/Sgt Robert G. Page (rear gunner)

All were killed. This bomber was shot down by Uffz. Heinz Kleinert of the 5./NJG 1.
The crew is buried at the Gosselies communal cemetery.
On August 25th 2002 a memorial was unveiled at Feluy.

[meyer stéphanie]

Montana,
Thank you very much , Stephanie.

[Fideelski]

Hi,

I'm also doing a historical research on one of these soldiers, namely Denis Nicholson... Can you put the photos you have on this forum or one some flickr page?

thanks!

[ClinA-78]

Hello,

The memorial plate was set in the rue Crombize at the initiative of the local stone cutter, the late Mr Estrebel.

Best regards

ClinA-78