Wittem (Cartils) Monument Royal Canadian Airforce Halifax LL243

The Halifax of 434 squadron crashed during the night of April 27 to 28, 1944. Four crew members were killed. The names of the four crew members who died are on the monument. One other crew member was captured, two others were able to escape with the help of the resistance.

Halifax LL243 - 434 Sqdn – 28 April 1944

Took off 2302 27 April 1944 from Croft tasked to bomb the railway yards. Shot down by a night-fighter

Pilot Officer Vincent Joseph COWNDEN (J/88410) Air Gunner RCAF Maastricht General Cemetery: Row 1. Grave 93.

Flight Lieutenant Gerald Frederick MAFFRE (J/10973) Pilot RCAF Maastricht General Cemetery: Row 2. Grave 116.

Pilot Officer Grenfell William SNOW (J/86562) Wireless Operator RCAF Maastricht General Cemetery: Row 2. Grave 117.

Flight Sergeant Robert Alexander MEEK (R/155027) Air Gunner RCAF Maastricht General Cemetery: Row 2. Grave 118.

Prisoners of War for Halifax V LL243

Sergeant Allan William FULLER (1835994) Stalag 357 Kopernikus

Other Occupants in Halifax V LL243

Flight Officer John Edward James ARSCOTT (131776) Evader

Flight Officer A G STACEY (J/20960) Evader