The burial service at Wapenveld today was well attended, over 350 people including a major turnout from the armed forces both Dutch and British. An emotional farewell for those family members that had been able to make the trip to finally say goodbye to their loved ones, including a couple of very fragile elderly gentlemen who never thought they’d see the day that 73 years on their relatives would finally be formally identified and laid to rest. A short conversation I had with a former 158 Sq rear gunner who actually flew on the April 3rd, 1943 mission to Essen on a Lancaster with a different squadron (and went on to complete 50+ missions in Bomber Command) was humbling, to say the least.
Short video impression here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=66&v=3oVB9yuCcBI, including the fly-by of the Dutch B-25 that passed over the crash site then the cemetery as a tribute to the crew members of Halifax DT795. Headstones will be placed shortly, and I will post some pictures later.
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