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Input Aircraft
Aircraft	Database entry
Fokker G-1	G-1
Fokker D.21	D-XXI
Douglas D8	D8
Fokker C.5	C-V
Fokker T-8	T-8
Arado 66	Ar 66
Messerschmitt 109	Bf 109
Messerschmitt 262	Me 262
Dakota (RAF)	Dakota
C-47 (USAAF)	C-47
Fotress (RAF)	Fortress
B-17 (USAAF)	B-17
DeHavilland Moth	D.H.60
Fieseler Storch	Fi 156
Focke Wulf 200	Fw 200

Input Date
Date	Database entry
22nd June 43	22-06-43
15th October 42	15-10-42
5th March 43	05-03-43

Input Unit
Unit	Database entry
all on KG 4	/KG 4
all on JG 1	/JG 1
4FG/335FS	/335FS
all on 106 Sqdn	106 Sqdn
91BG/323BS	323BS
1 Lvr	1 Lvr

Monument chart: M0091
Monument Name	T/R Number
Monument Lancaster W4169	T1835
Date unveiling	Street	City	Zipcode	Province
September 14, 2011	Nijbroekerweg 5	Emst	8166 KR	Gelderland

Description
The monument is an oak pillar placed in a small circle of pebbles. On the slanted top is an informative plaque attached on which the history of the commemorated crash is told. This is monument #7 in the pillar project of the 'Broken Wing ’40-’45'Foundation', ment to commemorate and honor people who committed themselves to the cause of winning WWII in the airwar over Vaassen. In the future a historical bicycle route will be planned along these markers related to the airwar during WWII.
In the early morning of 14 September 1942, RAF Lancaster W4169 of 44 (Rhodesian) squadron based at Waddington was on the return from (a.o.) a bomb mission of the Focke Wulf factory in Bremen. North of Apeldoorn the aircraft fell victim to German ace Oblt. Manfred Meurer, of Stab III./NJG 1. The bomber crashed on a farmland near Emst, there was no chance for the crew to bale out at safe height. Only flight engineer A.L. Goodyer survived; he became POW and returned home after the war ended. His fallen comrads are buried at the General Cemetery in Epe.

Description

The monument is an oak pillar placed in a small circle of pebbles. On the slanted top is an informative plaque attached on which the history of the commemorated crash is told.

This is monument #7 in the pillar project of the 'Broken Wing ’40-’45'Foundation', ment to commemorate and honor people who committed themselves to the cause of winning WWII in the airwar over Vaassen. In the future a historical bicycle route will be planned along these markers related to the airwar during WWII.

History

In the early morning of 14 September 1942, RAF Lancaster W4169 of 44 (Rhodesian) squadron based at Waddington was on the return from (a.o.) a bomb mission of the Focke Wulf factory in Bremen. North of Apeldoorn the aircraft fell victim to German ace Oblt. Manfred Meurer, of Stab III./NJG 1. The bomber crashed on a farmland near Emst, there was no chance for the crew to bale out at safe height. Only flight engineer A.L. Goodyer survived; he became POW and returned home after the war ended. His fallen comrads are buried at the General Cemetery in Epe.

Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945

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