Monument voor de bemanning van de Lancaster ED810, War memorial in Ekeren, Belgium.
The Monument voor de bemanning van the Lancaster ED810 displays seven fragments of weathering steel that represent the aircraft wreckage scattered at the crash site. Each piece stands separately, conveying the impact of the disaster that occurred during the final moments of the flight.
The Lancaster bomber ED810 was shot down on June 15, 1943 by German night fighter pilot Rudolf Frank while returning from a bombing mission over Oberhausen. The aircraft crashed near Ekeren, killing all seven crew members aboard.
The memorial honors seven young RAF aircrew members whose sacrifice remains part of the local community's collective memory. People gather here to remember those who served and died far from home.
The memorial sits at the intersection of Wielseweg and Laar in Ekeren, roughly 100 meters from where the aircraft actually crashed. The location is easy to reach on foot and provides a quiet space for contemplation.
Belgian artist Stef Van Eyck designed the memorial in 2016 with seven separate steel pieces, each fragment symbolizing the individual crew member it represents. The arrangement conveys a personal dimension to the tragedy rather than treating the loss as a single event.
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