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B-17 ' Queen of the Air' Crash Memorial

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Details:

The right-most of the three memorial objects at the site.

Monument
A stone stele on a stone based with bronze lettering attached to the front face.  A piece of one of the planes propellers is also on the stand.  The insignia of the 510th Bomber Squadron is at the top.

Monument Text:

En hommage aux 8 aviateurs americains abattus ici lors du combat aerien le 27 mai 1944 a bord du B-17 US Air Force 510 Bomb Sq 351 Bomb Gp H.


ENGLISH TRANSLATION:  In honor of the 8 american aviators shot down here during aerial combat on 27 May 1944 on board a B-17 of the US Air Force, 510 Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group (Heavy)

Commemorates:

People:

Richard Joseph Atwood

Norman J. Bruning

Carl W. Habecker

Everett M. Hale

Horace E. Hopkins

Lyle A. Norquist

Samuel A. Snyder

William Robert Stroh

Dwight Elmer Suddock

Avondle Louis “Curley” Willhite

Units:

351st Bomber Group

510th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII