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19th February 2019, 17:37
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Flypast honors US bomber crew who died saving British kids
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19th February 2019, 20:11
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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
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21st February 2019, 22:33
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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.
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28th February 2019, 19:44
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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
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