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Today's episode of MHGTotN is inspired by Remebrance Day, if a bit late. My cycling tour though the westernmost part of Brabant was interesting, because there it was a foggy day. This made navigation difficult and the shifting landscape surprising. The most exciting sight was that of a buzzard perched on a lamppost, obviously not the bird on this picture. Anyway, my ultimate cause was Steenbergen, a small town of little importance for people who don't live thereabouts. Late in the evening of 19 September 1944, RAF Mosquito B.XX KB267 crashed near Steenbergen in farmland that is now an industrial area. On board were two airmen, navigator Sqadron Leader Jim Warwick DFC and pilot Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO and Bar, DFC and Bar. The remains found in the wreck were a nasty potpourri of parts of torso and bits of knee and were buried in one grave at Steenbergen's Roman Catholic cemetary. I visited the grave today. It is in perfect condition. I suppose because of Remembrance Day fresh wreaths were put on the grave. The dog doll, supposedly a tribute to Gibson's dog N-word, is still there. regards, Hein