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B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)

B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)

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B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)

Name: B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)
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Location: Diest, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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2. Grote Markt Diest – Fort Leopold loop from Schaffen

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3. Bottesvijver / Footpath 153 – Heathland loop from Deurne

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Jan

July 11, 2021

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

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December 13, 2023

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 airfield but was in the forest of the De Schans domain. (see Hoeve De Schans, built on the site of a former fortress) and had caught fire. The aircraft had come in at too high a speed without flaps and had not been able to stop at the actual airport. British aid workers found two survivors. Kudos also to the initiators who realized this monument with a limited budget. Source and full story at hangarflying.eu/erfgoedsites/monument-voor-de-bemanning-van-b-17g-42-97848-m-jw-92-bg-326-bs

See also amateur video below that shows the inauguration of the renovated monument after a segment from a film.

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Marc Cels

March 28, 2023

Memorial stone of a crashed B17 bomber

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

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B-17 Bomber Memorial (13 September 1944)

1. View of Roye Bosschen – Schaffensepoort loop from Diest

2. Grote Markt Diest – Fort Leopold loop from Schaffen

3. Bottesvijver / Footpath 153 – Heathland loop from Deurne

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