Philippine Memorial Bristol Blenheim V5859
Historical Information
A monument to the fallen crew of the Blenheim V5859 and a single civilian casualty.
In memoriam August 12, 1941
Flt Sgt G.I. Lewis
Flt Sgt N.S. Cardell
Flt Sgt J.C. Woods
226 Squadron
Non Sibi Sed Patriae
Edmond de Decker – Philippine
On August 12th, 1941, a Blenheim Bomber V5859 crashed in Vergaertpolder. Killing all three crew and a local civilian. It was one of 56 bombers which took part in the first daytime attack on Germany, bombing the power stations at Cologne.
Flt Sgt G.I. Lewis, Flt Sgt N.S. Cardell and Flt Sgt J.C. Woods are buried in Vlissingen.
