War Memorial Crash WACO - Glider WWII

A Memorial Crash Waco CG-4A Glider WWII is located at this location.
Information panel on the bank of the Blankenbergse Vaart provides historical information:
On Tuesday, September 19, 1944, 10 days after the liberation of Blankenberge, a Waco CG-4A Glider of the American army crashed here. This glider with number 42-79442 was part of a formation of four C47A aircraft with gliders of the 101st airborne division that was on its way to Arnhem as part of Operation Market Garden (capture of bridges in Nijmegen and Arnhem in the Netherlands).
Historical facts on 19/09/1944: 'When the formation flew above Blankenberge, the tow cable of the glider suddenly broke. The glider separated from its tow device and collided with the tip of its wing against the tow cable of another aircraft in the formation. A wing broke after which the aircraft began to spin and crashed without control in a meadow near the Scharebrug, which the Germans had recently flooded to slow down the advance of the Allied liberation army.
The seven occupants did not survive the crash. Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage. Another body was found under the wreckage shortly afterwards. the remains were repatriated to their homeland or given a final resting place at the American Military Cemetery in Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium).

The victims who died are:
Robert E. Brown 1916-19/09/1944
James J. Szur 1917-19/09/1944
Caroll D. Simmons 1918-19/09/1944
John. J. Vetter 1921-19/09/1944
William A. Sowell, Jr. 1924-19/09/1944
Earnest H. Smith 1924-19/09/1944
Arthur A. Hutchins 1925-19/09/1944

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