Flypast honors US bomber crew who died saving British kids
 

From the Associated Press.

https://www.apnews.com/669def4906504b158a2a73f30327e5ce

Re: Flypast honors US bomber crew who died saving British kids
 

1st Lt John Glennon Kriegshauser and crew of B-17G 42-31322 'Mi Amigo', 364BS, 305BG, 8AF are remembered here:

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/122640

Lt Kriegshauser:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...n-kriegshauser

B-17G 42-31322:

http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/5406

Interestingly there is a MACR No. 15190 even tho this event occurred in the UK. For those with fold3 access:

https://www.fold3.com/image/29424024

The other members of this crew are remembered in their individual F-A-G Memorials:

2nd Lt. Lyle J Curtis, Idaho Falls, co-pilot
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/.../lyle-j-curtis

2nd Lt. John W Humphrey, Wyoming, Illinois, navigator
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...ohn-w-humphrey

2nd Lt. Melchor Hernandez, Los Angeles, bombardier
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...chor-hernandez

S/Sgt. Robert Mayfield, Raymond, Illinois, radio operator
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...ert-e-mayfield

Sgt. Vito R Ambrosio, Brooklyn, waist gunner
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...to-r_-ambrosio

S/Sgt. Harry W Estabrooks, Mound Valley, Kansas, flight engineer and top turret gunner
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...y-w-estabrooks

Sgt. George M Williams, Faxon, Oklahoma, waist gunner
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...lcolm-williams

Sgt. Charles H Tuttle, Raceland, Kentucky, ball turret gunner
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...es-henj-tuttle

Sgt. Maurice Robbins, Manor, Texas, rear gunner
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...rice-d-robbins

Re: Flypast honors US bomber crew who died saving British kids
 

Thank you, Scott.


Ed

Re: Flypast honors US bomber crew who died saving British kids
 

Thank you, Ed.

Without your alert to this article this crew loss event might have gone unnoticed. Some content has been added to the individual crew member F-A-G memorials as a result of your post.

Re: Flypast honors US bomber crew who died saving British kids
 

Honorary fly over complete success! Article includes good video content.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-...shire-47323045