Five Aviators Memorial
Details:
On the west roadside.
Monument
A concrete sculpture set into a stone retaining wall with French text honoring the five American aviators who died in the crash of the B-17 bomber "Slightly Dangerous" (42-3293) on September 6, 1943.
On September 6th, 1943, the B-17 named "Slightly Dangerous" from 360th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group which had taken off from Knettingshall on a mission to Stuttgart, was hit by anti-aircraft fire and attacked by six fighters of which the bomber shot down four. The bomber crashed at Chappelle-Champigny, damaging a house and killing its owner. Two members, after successful parachute jumps, got back to England. Two others were taken prisoner by the Germans but the five others were killed in the crash.
Monument Text:
A la Mémoire
des Cinq Aviateurs Américains
tombes au champ d'honneur
Le 6 Septembre 1943
pour
sauver les libertés du monde
Priez pour eux
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
388th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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