Memorial details
- Memorial type
- Board / Plaque / Tablet
- District
- Barnet
- Town
- Hendon
- County
- Greater London
- Country
- England
- Commemoration
- Second World War - civilians
- Lost
- Not lost
- WM Reference
- 98085
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Current location
Inside historic hangar H5
RAF Museum London
Grahame Park Way
Hendon
Barnet
Greater London
NW9 5LL
England
OS Grid Ref: TQ 22020 90320
Denomination: Undefined
- Description
- A blue and white ceramic tile made in Delft, mounted in a wooden frame, showing a Dutch woman and child waving to Allied aircraft dropping food parcels in 1945. Mounted adjacent to the the tile a grey tablet with gold lettering.
- Inscription
- VOEDSEL-VREDE-VRWHEID/ 29 April - 1945 - 5 MEI Presented by Dr. W. Scholten,/ Minister of Defence of the Netherlands./ To commemorate the aid given by the/ Royal Air Force between 29 April and/ 8 May 1945, when 3156 Lancaster sorties/ and 145 Mosquito sorties dropped 6,684 tons of food to the/ starving population of the still occupied part of the/ Netherlands./ May 1980
- Inscription legible?
- yes
- Commemorations
- Second World War - civilians
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined
- Second World War - civilians
- Components
- Plate
Measurements: depth 30mm, height 300mm, width 200mm
Materials: Ceramic - Plaque
Measurements: depth 15mm, height 300mm, width 500mm
Materials: Undefined
- Plate
- Listing information
- This memorial is not currently listed. Find out how to nominate this memorial for inclusion on the National Heritage List for England
- More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
- Condition
- Trust fund/Scholarship
- No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
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