HEES - Mitchell (FW211 VO-Y) Planned Crash Site Memorial

I saw this on Key Aviation Forums and thought it may be of interest ;

"98(,320,180) Squadron ceremony September

Hi there!

I've been co-researching a 98 Sqdn crash, and now I'm looking for 98/180/320 Sqdn veterans and relatives who might be interested in attending a ceremony in September, or being contacted about it, or contributing to it. The plane was FW211 (VO-Y) which flew out of RAF Dunsfold and crashed 25 Sept 1944 in Hees, Nijmegen. My great uncle was on board and was KIA.

I know that my co-researcher has been working with the 320 Sqdn Veterans Association and has contacts there, including a veteran due to attend, but any contacts that he may not have especially from 98 or 180 Squadrons, I'm sure he'd be happy to get. He's a bloody nice chap, and researches this stuff as a 'labour of love'!

Here's my blog (start reading at the bottom)…

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Any questions, please ask. I'm often at Kew and at the British Library (amongst others), and I'm happy to help with others' related research."

Good Morning Folks!

This has now moved on apace, with the date set as the 25th of September, starting in the afternoon and ending at 1820hrs to coincide with the 70th anniversary of FW211 (VO-Y)'s crash. The ceremony will be held in the Petruskerk, Hees, Nijmegen, and the church will likely be full! Three veterans from 320 Squadron, Dutchmen who flew out of RAF Dunsfold alongside 98 and 180 Squadrons, are going to attend. A 95-year old lady who remembers the crash in detail will meet relatives of the air crew, which she has waited 70 years to do…

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Thank you!

The proposed flypast has now been approved!
Take a look…

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Thanks!

We're in the 6 September edition of 'De Gelderlander', the paper for the Nijmegen area. The original article and an imperfect English translation are both here on my blog…

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and for more details of the ceremony please see the organiser's site…

www.litho320.veteranen.nl/

Thanks!