April 21, 1918
Final flight
"Second Lieutenant Wilfrid R May ('Wop'), a Canadian pilot flying with the newly formed No.209 Squadron (1 April 1918), was on his first combat mission over the...
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The field where MvR made his final (crash) landing and died. Gunner Twycross was in a nearby trench and witnessed MvR's last words 'Alles Kaputt'. To the left of the picture are the Sainte Colette brickworks
The field where MvR made his final (crash) landing and died. Gunner Twycross was in a nearby trench and witnessed MvR's last words 'Alles Kaputt'. To the left of the picture are the Sainte Colette brickworks (picture source: self, December 2023)
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