B-24 (42-110081) 'Able Mabel' Memorial -93rd Bomber Group
Details:
In from of a public building adjacent to the sidewalk. Monument
A metal structure rusted in color with a shape of a B-24 on top.
The memorial remember the B-24 (42-110081) 'Able Mabel' of the 328th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group crashed nearby on June 19, 1944 after bombing mission (Mission 424) to nearby V-1 sites. Three of the crew were killed in action, the rest became POWs.
See the nearby site Bruges - Jozefsstraat, around the corner for the crash site marker.
Sources:
Traces of War Website
93rd Bomber Museum Facebook page
Monument Text:
The text inscribed on the memorial reads:
ABLE MABEL
B-24 LIBERATOR
FLIGHT 424
19-06-1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
329th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
93rd Bomber Group
Wars:
WWII
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