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B-24 (42-110081) 'Able Mabel' Memorial -93rd Bomber Group

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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:

Units:

329th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy

8th Air Force

93rd Bomber Group

Wars:

WWII

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