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Memorial for the 1945 American Bomber Crash in the Forest of Sénart

Memorial for the 1945 American Bomber Crash in the Forest of Sénart

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Memorial for the 1945 American Bomber Crash in the Forest of Sénart

Name: Memorial for the 1945 American Bomber Crash in the Forest of Sénart
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Location: Montgeron, Évry, Ile-de-France, France

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1. Grande Pelouse de Montgeron – Le grand arbre de Senart loop from Le Taillis

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2. Forêt domaniale de Sénart – Tigery lake loop from Juvisy-sur-Orge

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3. The Great Tree of Sénart – Sénart Forest Road loop from Tigery

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Nicolas Hoizey

March 8, 2025

On February 8, 1945, the Allied offensive in Germany was being prepared. Stationed in the liberated territories, bombers were conducting operations in the east.

This Thursday, a Douglas Boston returned from a raid on the German-Dutch border. While its mission accomplished, the medium fighter bomber was heading towards the Melun-Villaroche base, the flight turned into a tragedy. Above the Sénart forest, not a drop of kerosene was feeding the engine. Was it a fuel failure or a mechanical problem? When the Douglas Boston hit French soil, this detail was of little importance to the pilot: "First Lieutenant" George Hubert Steed Jr. died instantly.

Contrary to what had long been said or thought, his gunner, Sergeant Karl Tranchina, survived. In a turret, the non-commissioned officer was in charge of defending the aircraft.

Very quickly, American soldiers invaded the site, recovered the mobile machine gun, the ammunition and their brothers in arms. When the French gendarmes arrived on site, they found only a plane wreck and no explanation.

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Location: Montgeron, Évry, Ile-de-France, France

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Memorial for the 1945 American Bomber Crash in the Forest of Sénart

1. Grande Pelouse de Montgeron – Le grand arbre de Senart loop from Le Taillis

2. Forêt domaniale de Sénart – Tigery lake loop from Juvisy-sur-Orge

3. The Great Tree of Sénart – Sénart Forest Road loop from Tigery

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