Drieslinter Church Memorial

Memorial

media-16627.jpeg UPL 16627 Memorial at the church of Drieslinter in Belgium to the three Allied airmen who died nearby. It was inaugurated on 10 May 2015.

The airmen were First Lieutenant Olger I Aal, the pilot of P-47 44-19580 and the two crew of a Mosquito, Australian pilot William Searle Vale, 27, and Flight Lieutenant Alfred E D Ashcroft, 24, a navigator and wireless operator from Surrey.

Taken on 24 May 2015. Sent through to the American Air Museum by the photographer Luc Wittemans to be added to the AAM website.

Object Number - UPL 16627 - Memorial at the church of Drieslinter in Belgium to the three Allied airmen who died nearby. It was inaugurated on 10 May 2015. The airmen were...

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Detailed History

A memorial to First Lieutenant Olger I Aal, the pilot of P-47 44-19580, was inaugurated on 10 May 2015 at the church of Drieslinter in Belgium. His aircraft crashed between the hamlets of Helen-Bos and Melkwezer, both part of the community of Linter now.

Olger Aal's cousin, Irvin Aal, attended the unveiling of the memorial.