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English: Luxembourg Rambrouch: the site where the Royal Air Force Halifax bomber W7677 crashed on September 9 1942. The bomber dropped bombs over Frankfurt am Main where it was damaged by anti-aircraft gunfire. On its return to England, it went down near Rambrouch in Luxembourg. Three of the seven crew members died in the crash. Their tombs are at the cemetery in Rambrouch. The cross was erected by Martin Scheeck (1915-2008), inhabitant of Rambrouch. In front of the cross: pieces of the crashed plane collected from the surroundings.
Français : Luxembourg Rambrouch : l'endoit où le bombardier Halifax W7677 de la Royal Air Force s'est écrasé le 9 septembre 1942. Ayant lâché ses bombes au-dessus de Francfort-sur-le Main, le bombardier fut touché par la flak (canons antiaériens) allemande. L'avion s'est écrasé près de Rambrouch en tentant de rejoindre sa base d'origine en Angleterre. Trois des sept membres de l'équipage moururent à la suite du crash. Leurs corps sont enterrés au cimetière de Rambrouch. La croix fut érigée par Martin Scheeck, habitant de Rambrouch, présent sur le site le lendemain de l'accident. Devant la croix: des morceaux de l'avion, rassemblés sur le site du crash.
Lëtzebuergesch: Rammerech: Plaz vum Halifax-Bomber-Crash bei Rammerech den 9. September 1942. D'Kräiz gouf vum Martin Scheeck, dee Muerges nom Crash op der Plaz war, opgeriicht. Virum Kräiz: Stécker vum verongléckte Fliger. |
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