Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site
Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site is a memorial in Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark. Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site is situated nearby to the village Vester Vedsted, as well as near the forest Vesterbjerge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Memorial
- Also known as: “Lancaster III ED614 nedstyrtningssted”
- Inscription: “(ikke komplet): ‘På dette sted d. 21/4-1943 faldt den engelske flyver Lancaster III ED614 til jorden efter at være blevet beskudt af en tysk natjager.’”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wadden Sea Centre and Vester Vedsted Church.
Wadden Sea Centre
Museum
Photo: Tdn70, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Wadden Sea Centre is a visitor centre and museum for the UNESCO World Heritage Site the Wadden Sea, an intertidal zone of the North Sea. The centre is located in Vester Vedsted, near Ribe, Denmark, and opened in February 2017. Wadden Sea Centre is situated 1½ km northwest of Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site.
Vester Vedsted Church
Church
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vester Vedsted Church is situated 1 km northwest of Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site.
Hviding Church
Church
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hviding Church is situated 2½ km south of Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vester Vedsted and Rejsby.
Rejsby
Village
Photo: OndraPosp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rejsby is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site.
Ribe
Photo: Hjart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ribe is a small town in western South Jutland, bordering the Wadden Sea National Park, Denmark. It is the oldest town in Denmark, with around 100 old listed houses, far more than anywhere else in Denmark outside of Copenhagen.
Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site
- Category: historic site
- Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.28583° or 55° 17′ 9″ northLongitude
8.68331° or 8° 40′ 60″ eastOpen location code
9F7C7MPM+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 7576168214OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Lancaster III ED614 Crash Site from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vester Vedsted Vingård - Bryghus and Vester Vedsted Forsamlingshus.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Eleonoras and Ungdomshøjskolen ved Ribe.
Denmark: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Copenhagen, Aarhus, Odense, and Aalborg.
Curious Memorials to Discover
Uncover intriguing memorials from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.