21August 1944: Attack on Power Station building near Zadvarje.
During this attack Lt.(s) Russel and Stanbury were killed.
In 2015 a wreckage piece of the crashed Beaufighter was found by local residents.
The local municipality erected a memorial at the crash site and was unveiled by Lt. Russel's son in 2016.
See the tribute page of Lt. Russell HERE
Flight path of the attack.
Crash site
The building today
Wreckage piece of the crashed Beaufighter, found in the stream 71 years after the incident.
Peter Heathcote (Lt. Russel's son) unveiling the memorial.
People attending the ceremony. The idea to erect the memorial was initiated and organised byTonči Čizmić, 3d from left.
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