Vliegtuig crashlocatie Vatrop

On Wednesday morning, November 3, 1943, the American Thunderbolt fighter with pilot Ivan Moon had taken off from Debden airfield in England. 500 bombers took off from all over England that morning, including 18 fighters. They had to protect American bombers against attacks by German fighters. These bombers had to bomb shipyards and submarine bunkers in Wilhelmshaven. Over the Dutch Wadden Sea, the American air force came into battle with the German Luftwaffe. After a dogfight that could be viewed from the ground at Wieringen, Moon's aircraft crashed near Vatrop. The fighter plane with pilot, bored into the ground just behind a double house. Pilot Moon was killed. The memorial pole can be visited every day. Information board available.