Alexander Tuinhout on Crash Halifax at Jellum
Alexander Tuinhout of the Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation (SMAMF) talks about the historical research into the last flight of the W1220 and the airmen on board the aircraft.
On September 5, 1942, two British bombers crashed in quick succession on the territory of the present-day municipality of Leeuwarden. At 03:39, Halifax W1220 crashed near the Dokkumer Ee in the Jelsumer Aldlân after being shot down by the 'Leeuwarden' night fighter Egmont zur Lippe Weissenfeld. The entire crew, consisting of 4 Australians and 3 Britons, perished and were buried in the Jelsum cemetery.
Alexander Tuinhout of the Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation (SMAMF) talks about the historical research into the final flight of the W1220 and the airmen on board the aircraft. Earlier this year, the foundation, together with Doarpsbelang Jelsum-Koarnjum, created an information panel about the crash at the Jelsum village church, which was unveiled on May 4 by relatives of the crew.
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