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Title: Remembering US airmen.
Post by: Bruv119 on February 22, 2019, 06:13:24 AM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47323045

Man tends a memorial for his entire life after B17 aircrew looking to crashland in 1944 evade him and his mates playing in a field.  A chance meeting and conversation with the leading BBC news anchorman results in massive gathering in the field and flypast from serving US airmen/women.  To mark the 75th anniversary of their actions in saving civilian lives.

All crew were lost in the crash.

~S~

Title: Re: Remembering US airmen.
Post by: nrshida on February 22, 2019, 08:37:23 AM

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Post by: Devil 505 on February 22, 2019, 09:36:59 AM

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Post by: DubiousKB on February 22, 2019, 10:20:25 AM

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Post by: JimmyD3 on February 22, 2019, 10:35:39 AM

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Post by: Maverick on February 22, 2019, 10:39:04 AM

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Post by: 68falcon on February 22, 2019, 11:50:10 AM

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Post by: Puma44 on February 22, 2019, 01:14:44 PM

(https://i.postimg.cc/tCQHc3mw/4-BF167-B1-6250-4-AE6-8-D15-16-ADACE382-FC.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)

Title: Re: Remembering US airmen.
Post by: Nypsy on February 22, 2019, 01:42:41 PM

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Post by: Joker on February 22, 2019, 05:02:24 PM

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Post by: Brooke on February 23, 2019, 09:08:27 PM

Thanks for posting, Bruv.  That was an interesting story. <S>

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Post by: bozon on February 24, 2019, 09:20:14 AM

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To these airmen and their likes of which we will never hear about.

Title: Re: Remembering US airmen.
Post by: SysError on February 24, 2019, 07:09:19 PM

Here in the States NBC News just did a piece on this:



https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/american-world-war-ii-airmen-who-gave-their-lives-to-save-kids-honored-with-flyover-1447336003932 (https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/american-world-war-ii-airmen-who-gave-their-lives-to-save-kids-honored-with-flyover-1447336003932)

Title: Re: Remembering US airmen.
Post by: DmonSlyr on February 25, 2019, 11:17:13 PM

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