B-17 'Queen of the Air' (42-31975) Crash Memorial
Details:
The right-most of the three memorial objects at the site.
Monument
A stone stele on a stone based with bronze lettering attached to the front face. A piece of one of the planes propellers is also on the stand. The insignia of the 510th Bomber Squadron is at the top. The memorial remembers the B-17 'Queen of the Air' (42-31975) of the 351st Bomber Group that crashed here in May 1944.
Monument Text:
En hommage aux 8 aviateurs americains abattus ici lors du combat aerien le 27 mai 1944 a bord du B-17 US Air Force 510 Bomb Sq 351 Bomb Gp H.
Commemorates:
People:
Avondle Louis “Curley” Willhite
Units:
351st Bomber Group
510th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII