"Mi Amigo" Memorial Fly Past on BBC

[flash]

Awaiting memorial fly past at 08.45 to honour the crew of B.17 "Mi Amigo" that crashed in Endcliffe Park in Sheffield 75 years ago today to avoid crashing into surrounding houses.
A local man, Tony Foulds, who was in the park and saw the machine crash aged 8 has been tending the memorial since.
Dan Walker, a presenter on BBC Breakfast met him by chance whilst walking his dog and was so moved by the story that he got involved and got the ball lrolling for the fly past which will involve USAf & RAF aircraft as well as machines from BBMF

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/f...-a4072266.html
http://aircrashsites.co.uk/air-crash...k-sheffield-2/




Crew;
First Lieutenant John Glennon Krieghauser, pilot.
Second Lieutenant Lyle J Curtis, co-pilot
Second Lieutenant John W Humphrey, navigator
Second Lieutenant Melchor Hernandez, bombardier
Staff Sergeant Robert E Mayfield, radio operator
Staff Sergeant Harry W Estabrooks, engineer / top turret gunner
Sergeant Charles H Tuttle, ball-turret gunner
Sergeant Maurice O Robbins, tail gunner
Sergeant Vito R Ambrosio, right waist gunner
Muster Sergeant George U Williams, left waist gunner

[Flying Officer Kyte]

What a superb show they put on too Dave. Did Tony and the fallen men proud. I also liked the fact that they mentioned the other Bombers lost on that day. One among many!
Rob.

[flash]

Sadly one of 34 lost that day.

Here's the flypast story from the Beeb
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-47323045

[Naharaht]

That is a moving story. It is good that people were willing to commemorate their loss.

[tikkifriend]

[mikeemagnus]

Thanks Dave

[Flying Helmut]

Yes, thanks for posting

[Hedeby]

Great story, thanks for posting Dave, reminds me I need to climb Buckden Pike in the Yorkshire Dales again and pay my respects to the crew of a Polish Lancaster that came down up there. Nice memmorial (if a bugger of a climb to get there lol)