The memorial is a large stone surrounded by 3 flagpoles bearing inscriptions and the names of six of the seven crew members who died as a result of the crash.

"Here fell on 10 April, 1944 6 allied airmen in the common battle for freedom and justice."

On 10 April 1944, the Lancaster Bomber ME663 belonging to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) / Royal Air Force (RAF) 460 Squadron Bomber Command was carrying out a mine laying operation at Danzig when, on the return flight to England, it was attacked by a German night fighter and crashed about one kilometre north of Aale. Both aircraft wreckage and the crew was spread over a wide area. Five crewmen died on impact. Flying Officer (F/O) Charles Edward Suffren was found unconscious in a nearby plantation, having being thrown out when the plane exploded, only Rear Gunner Flight Sergeant (F/Sgt) Stanley F Hodge managed to bail out, coming down at Rask Wood, 4 km east of Aale.

F/Sgt Hodge was captured and remained a prisoner of war until liberated by English forces on 18 April 1945.

F/O Suffren was taken by the Germans, against the medical advice of the doctors and nurses at the hospital at Horsens, to a German hospital in Aarhus. He was then transferred to a Luftwaffe hospital near Frankfurt where he died of his injuries on 16 February 1945. He is buried at the Durnbach Cemetery south of Munich.

Flight Sergeant Clive Billett, Flight Sergeant Leslie Harold Chapman, Flight Lieutenant Peter Alan Crosby, Flying Officer Laurence William Robb of the RAAF and Pilot Officer (Flight Engineer) Milton Harold Bender of the RAF were all buried in Fovrfelt cemetery, Esbjerg, on 15 April 1944.

The six crew members who died as a result of the crash are also commemorated in St Clement Danes, the central church of the Royal Air Force, in London. They are included on a cross stitch embroidery, placed in the crypt of the church, which lists the names of 47 airmen who lost their lives at Horsens.

At least 7 British bombers, carrying both British and Australian crews, were shot down as they flew over Danish territory, several crashing into the North Sea, off the west coast of Jutland. There are 35 airmen that were buried in Esbjerg on 15 April 1944.

The monument was erected by the residents of Aale on 4 May 1947 at the crash site. The Australian, the British and the Danish flags are flown on special memorial days and flowers and wreaths are laid. The memorial is maintained by the local community.

Mattrupvej 17, KD - 7160 Torring, Denmark.

The memorial is located between Aale and Mattrup. From Horsens take Route 451 then turn right onto Route 52 (Schuttesvej). Veer left to continue on Route 52 (Silkeborgvej). At the third roundabout turn left onto Route 185 then left onto Donnerupvej. Turn left again onto Mattrupvej, the memorial is on the left hand side of the road.