New monument for aircrew lost in Northsea.

[Marcel]

In Dutch, but translation is quite good nowadays.
A monument has been revealed at Egmond aan Zee for all aircrew, Dutch, Allied and German aircrew lost in the Northsea during WW2, estimated around 25000.

Monument in Egmond aan Zee herdenkt geallieerde en Duitse vliegeniers

 

[rochie]

fantastic

 

[Engineman]

In Dutch, but translation is quite good nowadays.
A monument has been revealed at Egmond aan Zee for all aircrew, Dutch, Allied and German aircrew lost in the Northsea during WW2, estimated around 2500.

Monument in Egmond aan Zee herdenkt geallieerde en Duitse vliegeniers

That number is, estimated, 25,000 aircrew lost in the North Sea between the Channel and Norway.

Eng

 

[Marcel]

That number is, estimated, 25,000 aircrew lost in the North Sea between the Channel and Norway.

Eng

Sorry, you're right, missed a 0 when typing. Staggering amount.

 

[Engineman]

Sorry, you're right, missed a 0 when typing. Staggering amount.

Yes, it is an awful amount. I have done real sea survival training in the North Sea. It is bleak. Water temps below 10 degrees C, you lose finger usage in a few minutes and survival without a drysuit is only an hour or two.
The Cruel Sea.

Eng

 

[Gnomey]

Great to see.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

My gramps might be one honored. Thank y'all.

 

[HP52]

Yes, it is an awful amount. I have done real sea survival training in the North Sea. It is bleak. Water temps below 10 degrees C, you lose finger usage in a few minutes and survival without a drysuit is only an hour or two.
The Cruel Sea.

Eng

A friend (Brian Walley RAF) was in a Whitley on his third Op as second pilot, had an early Merlin engine fail over Kiel, they promptly turned around and dumped their bombs in the general direction of the flak battery and headed for the nearest bit of UK until the second Merlin started to protest. They were a glider, despite the sea-state the first pilot made a pretty good into wind landing, except Brian's foot was caught under one rudder pedal, his skipper got his foot out and they stepped out of the tail into the dinghy. One man was lost in the night after the capsized. They recovered the dinghy and sloshed around all night after they had got it back, right way up. The second day in the dinghy, most were seasick. On the third day one man died from exposure. On the 4th day with all food and water gone only Brian was left in a delirious state and became aware of a change around him.
A boathook caught his dinghy and brought it alongside. Brian was recovered as well as the bodies of his two companions. I am reading up on the Arctic convoys at the moment. Got to respect the Germans, Brits Aussies, Americans and others , conducting a war 200-300 Miles North of Russia