Tiny Dutch town pays tribute to sacrifice of Kiwi WWII airmen

June 24, 2018

Today they held a service in Markelo remembering 75 years to the day the Kiwis' bomber crashed.

A tiny Dutch town has paid homage to the sacrifices of WWII airmen who died near their village - including four kiwis.

Three planes crashed over Markelo in the Netherlands in 1943, and since then the locals have religiously tended their graves, - even tracking down relatives to tell them where their loved ones lie.

Yesterday they held a service remembering 75 years to the day since the planes crashed.

1 NEWS' Europe Correspondent Joy Reid was there; watch the commemorations in the video above.

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