On Sunday, November 26, 1944, at 2048h, a Lockheed-Hudson bomber of the 161e flotilla took off from the English aerodrome of Tempsford. On board were 4 members of crew: Wilkinson, the pilot, Weddell the navigator, the radio operator, Champion, and Ash, the machine gunner. Their mission was to parachute an intelligence agent, Paul Penczock, alias Paul Woderski, behind the enemy lines close to the town of Arnstadt in Germany.
On its return, towards 0200h in the morning, the bomber was flying to the North-East of Houffalize when it unfortunately crashed in a meadow near to “Drogny”, 1 km to the south of Brisy. The bodies were buried in the military cemetery of Evère, close to Brussels. With the assistance of the municipal authorities of Gouvy, a memorial with their memory has been set up on a rock headland along the road between Brisy and Cetturu. This memorial points out the bad times to us which we should remember if we want to build a better future.
Source: WW2-Talk.com
Parts of the aircraft found in the field where it crashed
