My Dutch book about the crash of an American bomber in a Dutch polder has finally been translated to English! On September 18th 1944, day two of Operation Market Garden, a thunder in the sky alarmed the Dutch town of Heinkenszand. The citizens ran outside their homes to see an American bomber flying toward them and parachutes floating down. A B-24 Liberator skimmed over the buildings and crashed in a polder just outside town. Two young airmen lost their lives, German soldiers arrested six, and two escaped immediate detection. Local resistance fighters came to the aid of the escaped airmen and prevented their arrest. This book describes the team of American airmen, who risked their lives over a foreign continent. It tells of their missions, the circumstances of a fatal crash and their grim fate. This is also the story of a local resistance group who risked being shot as terrorists to help the two airmen. We follow the trail of arrested radio operator, Elton Southwell, as he takes us on a horrific journey through army bases and concentration camps to a final, cruel welcome at a Polish POW camp. He tells how he barely survived the infamous Black March and his escape from German guards. On September 20 there will be a memorial day in Zeeland to commemorate the crash of the bomber. Both family members of the crew and the resistance members will be there. More info on facebook/NoodseinBovenZeeland.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:40:03 +0000
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