Monument Crash Mosquito KB 267
Mosquitostraat 5, Steenbergen
Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Dit Monument is geplaatst op de plek van de crash van de Mosquito KB 267 in Steenbergen. Hierbij kwamen G.P. (Guy) Gibson en J.B.Warwick om het leven. Beide slachtoffers liggen begraven op de Begraafplaats in Steenbergen. Tekst op het Monument: [i]MOSQUITO KB 267 CRASHED HERE 19 SEPTEMBER 1944 CAPTAIN WING COMMANDER G.P. GIBSON VC DSC DFC WHO LED THE DAMBUSTERS RAID ON 16 - 17 MAY 1943 NAVIGATOR SQUADRON LEADER J.B. WARWICK DFC BOTH OFFICERS LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY OH I HAVE SLIPPED THE SURLY BONDS OF EARTH REACHED OUT AND TOUCHED THE FACE OF GOD[/i]
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