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Flemish Brabant

B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)

Flemish Brabant

B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)

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B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)

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Location: Diest, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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Dominiek Van Dooren

November 29, 2025

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On May 13, 2017, the monument with its new natural stone plaque was unveiled. This plaque was funded by Mrs. Vanaudenhove (Viscountess Elizabeth Eatough, widow of Minister of State Omer Vanaudenhove).
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July 11, 2021

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Commemoration of the plane crash in 1944 (World War II)

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December 13, 2023

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Monument erected in memory and tribute to the crew members of a B-17G "Silver Wings" that crashed on September 13, 1944. The bomber had attempted an emergency landing at Schaffen …

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Location: Diest, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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