Lancaster I W4330 - Vestbirk - Monument                                  Updated: 22 DEC 2017


Foto fra Jeff Smith 2017. Sergeant Ben Smith var hans onkel.
Meget  gammelt. Intet træ bag stenen. Måske fra afsløringen i 1951.

Monument for besætningen på LAN W4330 lige her under træet
omkring 200 m nordvest for Birknæsvej 3, 8752 Østbirk.

Mindestenen blev afsløret 21. april 1951 i overværelse af bl.a.
Mr. og Mrs. Mayoh fra England, hvis søn Sergeant Mayoh
var blandt de omkomne. (Kilde: KM)
Se også De værner om fortiden - Horsens Folkeblad den 30. april 1996.                                

Photo from Jeff Smith 2017. Sergeant Ben Smith was his uncle.
Very old. No tree behind the stone. Maybe from the unveiling in 1951.

Monument to the crew of LAN W4330 right here under the tree
about 200 m north west of Birknæsvej 3, DK-8752 Østbirk.

This memorial stone was unveiled 21 April, 1951 in the presence of
among others Mr. and Mrs. Mayoh from England, whose son
Sergeant Mayoh was among the perished airmen. (Source: KM)

 7 allied airmen here lost their lives on the night before 21 April 1943.

For freedom and right
they gave their lives.

In gratitude for their effort
and to honour their memory
residents of the area erected this stone.

See also They cherish the past - Horsens Folkeblad on 30 April 1996.