Then darkness returned

Then darkness returned

Account of the loss of Wellington R1397 on a return flight from an operation to Emden on 24/25 July 1941. The Wellington crashed at Kleiterp [Klaeiterp] near Bozum and the crew were killed. Identification was not possible and they were buried at the Northern Cemetery in Leeuwarden. The aircraft and crew were identified in post-war research and a commemorative plaque was unveiled in 2011.
The crew were:
Pilot Officer Mervyn Sydney Lund (pilot);
Sergeant Arthur Edward Owen (pilot);
Sergeant John James Cox (Air Observer);
Sergeant Frank Gordon Walker (Gunner);
Sergeant Alfred John Le Poidevin (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner);
Sergeant Roy Penry Williams (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner).

2011

One booklet and information panel

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