Oosterend in Texel, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Texel Allied Airmen Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 1, 2026

1. Texel Allied Airmen Memorial - text

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Met dit monument eert Texel de geallieerde oorlogsvliegers, omgekomen op of nabij Texel in de 2^e wereldoorlog

Propeller van een Lancaster bommenwerper

(English translation:)
With this monument, Texel honors the Allied airmen who lost their lives on or near Texel during the Second World War.

Propeller from a Lancaster bomber

Erected 1984.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.

Location. 53° 4.941′ N, 4° 53.909′ E. Memorial is in Oosterend, Noord-Holland (North Holland), in Texel. It is on Lancasterdijk, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Oosterend, Noord-Holland 1794 GH, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 kilometers

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Eugene Darter Memorial (here, next to this marker); Siem de Waal Returns (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Harold E. Kious Rescued (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); De Zuiderhaven / The “South Harbor” (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); De Noorderhaven / The “North Harbor” (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); De haven… / Der Haven… / The Harbour… (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Molen de Traanroeier / Windmill de Traanroeier / Mühle de Traanroeier (approx. 5.9 kilometers away); De Russenoorlog op Texel / The Russian War on Texel / Der Russenkrieg auf Texel (approx. 6.2 kilometers away).

Also see . . . S/SGT Eugene Darter -Lancasterdijk Pilots Memorial (American War Memorials Overseas, Inc.). Excerpt:

On February 15, 1944, the Lancaster ND363 PM-K crashed at the site where this monument stands. The monument commemorates the 189 Allied war pilots who died on or near Texel during the Second World War where more than 40 planes have crashed. Most victims are buried on the Commonwealth property at Den Burg General Cemetery. It was unveiled on 4 May 1984 by former war pilot P. van Hessen.

(Submitted on July 12, 2026.)

Texel Allied Airmen Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 1, 2026

2. Texel Allied Airmen Memorial - wide view

The provided link includes earlier pictures of the memorial with somewhat different paving and a wooden base.

Texel Allied Airmen Memorial - wider view, looking south image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 1, 2026

3. Texel Allied Airmen Memorial - wider view, looking south

The memorial is just a few steps of the memorial for Eugene Darter, also visible here.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 12, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.