Hell's Angel Museum
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In the second row of buildings off the main road.
MuseumA small private museum.
The museum remembers the crash and the crew memmbers of the B-24 'Hell's Angel (42-51139) of the 831st Bomber Squadron, 485th Bomber Group, 15th Air Force that crashed nearby on September 13, 1944 after a mission to bomb the fuel industry sites in Silesia. A local historian brings this crew and mission to life with the displays remembering the crew and aircraft and other allied aviation missions over Poland in WW2. Many men of the 831st Bomber Squadron of the 485th Bomber Group were killed in the sinking of the SS Paul Hamilton on April 20, 1944.
See Museum website for opening times.
Museum Website: https://muzeum-wadowice.weebly.com
See Site: Zygodowice, B-24 'Hell's Angel' (42-51139) Crash Marker -485th Bomber Group and B-24 Liberator (42-51139) Hells Angel Grave Stone Marker for more on this event. The crash location is about 10 kilometers north of Wadowice.
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15th Air Force
485th Bomber Group
831st Bomber Squadron, 485th Bomber Group (Heavy)
S.S. Paul Hamilton
United States Air Force
US Army Air Corps
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WWII
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