On December 1, 1943, a British bomber was shot down. The machine was on its way back to England after a raid in North Jutland. When the plane was hit, it caught fire and crashed on Houm Enge near Hemmet, killing all seven crew members.
Outside Hemmet, you can visit a memorial grove where the plane crashed. A stone cross was erected here in 1948, the stone having been collected by local residents. The remains of the plane's crew are buried in the memorial grove in Esbjerg.
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