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De Lutte | |
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  De Lutte | |
| Coordinates: 52°18′46″N 6°59′30″E / 52.31278°N 6.99167°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Overijssel |
| Municipality | Losser |
| Population (1 January 2008[1]) | 3.460 |
Village[edit]
De Lutte is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Losser.[2] It is located close to the border between the Netherlands and Germany. De Lutte is connected to Germany (to the east) and Oldenzaal and Hengelo (to the west) by the A1.
The Landhuishotel Bloemenbeek with its Michelin-starred restaurant De Bloemenbeek is located in the village.[3][4]
Cemetery[edit]
The Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Churchyard contains the graves of five Second World War soldiers who served with the Royal Air Force. Three of the deceased soldiers served with the United Kingdom while the remaining two served with Australia. [5] Members of the No. 466 Squadron RAF, these men died on the 22nd of January, 1944 after crashing into De Lutte following being shot down by a German night-fighter while on a mission to conduct an air bombing of Magdeburg. Five of the seven men on board were killed, with the surviving two being taken as prisoners of war by Germany.[6]
The deceased were as follows:
- Sergeant Sydney Hennan, 1028076, Age Unknown, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, United Kingdom[7]
- Sergeant William Leonard Wykes, 1386942, Age Unknown, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, United Kingdom[8]
- Flight Sergeant Conrad George Johnston, 412066, Age 27, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia[9]
- Sergeant John Fisher Morgan, 1417169, Age 29, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, United Kingdom[10]
- Flight Segeant John Kevin Thompson, 422757, Age 20, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia[11]
Visitors wishing to view these graves can locate them in the North-West corner of the churchyard.
References[edit]
- ^ CBS Statline
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Landhuishotel Bloemenbeek" (in Dutch). Beleeftwente.nl. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ Bloemenbeek
- ^ "LOSSER (DE LUTTE) ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHYARD". Common Wealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ Chorley, W.R. (12 8 1997). RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, 1944.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "War Dead Results: Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "War Dead Results: Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "War Dead Results: Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "War Dead Results: Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "War Dead Results: Losser (De Lutte) Roman Catholic Churchyard". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
52°18′37.37″N 7°0′12.06″E / 52.3103806°N 7.0033500°E
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