Air Despatch Memorial Oosterbeek, Netherlands

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The Air Despatch Memorial next to the Arnhem-Oosterbeek Cemetery remembers the role of British and Canadian Air Forces who made valiant attempts to re-supply the Airborne troops on the ground during operation Market Garden. 79 air crew were killed in these dangerous operations, their names inscribed on the bronze memorial panels. Description The ‘Air Despatch Memorial’ in Oosterbeek is a brick memorial stone consisting of three panels. The center panel shows a parachute with supply baskets and the insignias of the Royal Army Service Corps and the Airborne forces carved in stone. Within the parachute a bronze Dakota is attached. At the bottom of the center panel a bronze plaque is attached. Text on the panels: 'Dedicated to the memory of the air despatchers of the Royal Army Service Corps who, together with aircrew of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force, gave their lives in valiant attempts to resupply the Airborne Forces during the Battle of Arnhem (Operation Market Garden) 18th - 25th September, 1944' and 'Erected by their comrades and air despatchers past and present, with the generous assistance of the burgomaster and aldermen of Renkum, and other kind Dutch Friends. 18th September, 1994' #1st_airborne #air_despatch #airborne_division #airborne_museum #arnhem #church #engineers #hartenstein #market_garden #memorial #monument #oosterbeek #RAF #sappers #statue #troops