Eight Men -B-24 (41-29505) 'Gunga Din' Crash Memorial
Details:
On the northwest corner of the intersection.
Monument
A grey granite stele with a plexi glass sign in French text honoring the eight men of the B-24 Liberator 'Gunga Din' (41-29505) who crashed here on February 6, 1945.
The crew (857th Squadron, 492nd Bomber Group) performing a night training exercise for Operation Carpetbagger near Lyons when an engine failed, forcing the captain to divert to Lyons-Bron Airport to attempt an emergency landing but the plane crashed. One crew member was injured while eight others were killed.
2Lt | Charles H | Edwards | Pilot | Deceased |
Sgt | Mose C Jr | Boren | Machine Gunner | Deceased |
2Lt | Merril A | Burt | CoPilot | Recovered |
F/O | Edwin | London | Bomber | Deceased |
Sgt | James D | Matthews | Mechanic | Deceased |
Sgt | James The | Mellotte | Radio Operator | Deceased |
2Lt | Gerard L | Roy | Navigator | Deceased |
Sgt | John T | Stuckey | Machine Gunner | Deceased |
Sgt | Russell G Jr | Wolfersberger | Machine Gunner | Deceased |
Monument Text:
A La Mémoire
Des Huit Hommes
du B24 Liberator de L'USAAF
Qui s'est écrasé a Bron-Termillon
le 6 Fevrier 1945
8th Air Force 492nd Bomber Group 857th Bomber Squadron
English translation:
In Memory of
the Eight Men
of the B24 Liberator of the USAAF
which crashed at Bron-Termillon
February 6, 1945
8th Air Force 492nd Bomber Group 857th Bomber Squadron
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
492nd Bomber Group
857th Bomber Squadron, 492nd Bomber Group
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Carpetbagger
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