Tribute Artwork by Catherine Is Unveiled By Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
04th December 2023
The tribute artwork depicting Sous Lieutenant Bernard Scheidhauer and his Spitfire MkVB was unveiled by Jersey's Lieutenant Governor, His Excellency, Vice Admiral Jerry Kyd, CBE on 10 November 2023 during a remembrance ceremony led by the Connetable of Trinity, Philip Le Sueur.
The image puts a face to the name on the monument in Rue De Dielament in a location close to the site at which the young pilot made an emergency landing on 18 November 1942 after having been hit by anti-aircraft fire over France. His dangerous journey to flee from occupied France, his arrest, transport to Germany, imprisonment at the infamous Stag Luft III, his involvement in "The Great Escape" is a story of determination and undaunted courage which remains an inspiration never to be forgotten.
The image puts a face to the name on the monument in Rue De Dielament in a location close to the site at which the young pilot made an emergency landing on 18 November 1942 after having been hit by anti-aircraft fire over France. His dangerous journey to flee from occupied France, his arrest, transport to Germany, imprisonment at the infamous Stag Luft III, his involvement in "The Great Escape" is a story of determination and undaunted courage which remains an inspiration never to be forgotten.