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B-17 42-31126 Crash Memorial

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Details:

This monument is located on the southern side of the road Vibaekvej in the middle of the cluster of vegetation that constitutes the Bellinge site.  Monument This monument consists of a large tan field stone that rests on a dark gray stone base. The top of the monument features a piece of the aircraft which crashed in the surrounding fields during the Second World War. The monument is located approximately 200 meters from the original crash site. The Danish text of the monument commemorates the sacrifice of the two American airmen who were killed when their B-17 crashed after being attacked by German flak fire and fighter planes while returning from a bombing run over Poznan, Poland. Two crew members were killed in the crash and the other eight became prisoners of war. Immediately to the left of the monument there is a small wooden board which displays two small plaques (one metal and one plastic) of a local organization. 

Monument Text:

"Til Minde Om
To Amerikanske Flyvere

Fl/Lt U S A F Wymann Osness
T/Sgt U S A F William Morse 

Som Den 20 Februar 1944
Tro I Kampen Mod Uret Og
Voldsmagt Her Satte Livet Til

For Retferds Sag De Visite Mod
Og Gav Det Største-Liv Og Blod 

Rejst Af Beboere 
I Brendekilde Og Bellinge"

English Translation:

In Memory Of
Two American Pilots

Who Crashed Here On
February 20, 1944, During
Their Fight Against Injustice

For The Sake Of Justice,
They Displayed Courage And
Payed The Ultimate Sacrifice

From The Residents Of
Brendekilde and Bellinge"

Commemorates:

People:

William T. Morse

Wyman E.  Osness

Units:

560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII