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Unveiling of stone and plaque in memory of Flying Fortress crew (Mi Amigo) which crashed in Endcliffe Park on 22 Feb 1944

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Unveiling of stone and plaque in memory of Flying Fortress crew (Mi Amigo) which crashed in Endcliffe Park on 22 Feb 1944
Sheffield_Endcliffe
1969/11/30
1960-1979
Sheffield Newspapers Ltd
Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

Present were the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Alderman Dan O'Neill; the Bishop of Sheffield, Rt Rev Francis Taylor; Major General John Bell, Commander of the 3rd US Air Force in Britain; the president of the Sheffield branch of the RAF Association (RAFA), Mr B. Cruse.

Ten red oak trees were planted at the same time as part of the city's Springclean '69 Plant-a-Tree campaign.

Air Crew: John G. Kriegshauser; Lyle J. Curtis; John W. Humphrey; Melchor Hernandez; Robert E. Mayfield; Harry E Estabrooks; Charles H. Tuttle; Maurice O. Robbins; Vito R. Ambosio; George M. Williams.

Sheffield Morning Telegraph 1 Dec 1969.

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