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Arnsberg District

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

B-17 Flying Fortress Crash Site Memorial

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B-17 Flying Fortress Crash Site Memorial

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B-17 Flying Fortress Crash Site Memorial

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  • Location: Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    May 18, 2017

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    Here, a wooden cross commemorates the crash of an American B-17 bomber, also known as the Flying Fortress, on February 22, 1944.
    The B-17, on its way from the English airfield Thurleighauf to Gotha, was shot down by German fighters.
    Of the 10 crew members survived only the 20-year gunner Bill Huddelston (Texas), who could save himself with his parachute.
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    May 3, 2018

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    "On February 22, an American B-17" Flying Fortress "(German:" Flying Fortress ") was shot down by German fighter jets and crashed in the forest between Daaden and Emmerzhausen (near the …
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    May 31, 2020

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    A place that moved me a lot. How good are we to live in peace like this? Thank God! Poor guys in their early twenties who gave their lives. Horrible! My sons are that old.
    My greatest respect goes to the victims.
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    Location: Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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