Halifax plane monument.

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1 min read · 27 Sep 2021 · 33 · 17 · 18

The Halifax aircraft monument in Boekelo

#war #monument

In 2 days it will be exactly 78 years since a plane crashed in this place.

It was a Halifax bomber.

They brought together a lot of information in a waterproof cabinet.

It was a plane of the 434 Royal Canadian airforce squadron.

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Alison Tennent - The Garrulous Glaswegian

3 years ago

Respect for those brave soldiers. And a fascinating part of history.

marijke

3 years ago

absolutely and more than that. I take my hat off for them.

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Ingrid

3 years ago

Respect indeed.

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Zulaine Díaz

3 years ago

I think it really wasn't very easy to have gone through that difficult trance

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Animal lover

3 years ago

Interesting story and a bit of history is also quite interesting

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Rudi

3 years ago

We owe a lot to the courage and self-sacrifice of some people in war time. It's odd sometimes when you look at that in peacetime, maybe we really can't grasp that in our quiet Western countries today. If I used to hear my grandparents tell them, it sounded... Show moreWe owe a lot to the courage and self-sacrifice of some people in war time. It's odd sometimes when you look at that in peacetime, maybe we really can't grasp that in our quiet Western countries today. If I used to hear my grandparents tell them, it sounded more like an adventure. until you see the black and white images of the war in all its rawness and bloodiness. The naivety we had at that time has changed quickly.

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Enschedekiektmee

3 years ago

@Rudi That's totally right

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