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B-17 (43-39338) Crash Site Plaque

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Details:

On the superior exit of the Refuge des Mottets on the GR Tour du Mont Blanc.

Plaque

A grey plaque with an inscription commemorating the crew and passengers of the B-17 that crashed in the area just after WWII.

Monument Text:

In memoriam de l'equipage du B-17 #43-39338 US Army Air Forces Aiguille des Glaciers, 1er Novembre 1946 In memory Hudson H. Upham Ford L. Fair Lawrence L. Cobb, Jr. Alfredo D. Ramirez John E. Gilbert William A. Hilton Zoltan J. Dobovich William S. Cassel Comite pour la commemoration 4 Septembre 2011 

English translation: 

 In memory of the crew of the B-17 #43-39338 USAAF Commemoration
(names)
 Committee September 4th 2011