Crash B-17 The Venus

On August 27, 1943, the bomber B-17 fortress The Venus, of the 351st Bombardment Group, 508th bomb squadron of the 8th US Army Air Force, crashed near this location,

in memory of:
★1st Lieutenant William J' SuitPilot
★2nd Lieutenant James F. Grayson co-pilot
★Staff Sergeant Lionel D. Mount gunner
killed in the explosion of their aircraft following an attack by a Messerschmitt Bf 109
Photo credit Hervé Mailly

On August 27, 1943, the bomber B-17 fortress The Venus, of the 351st Bombardment Group, 508th bomb squadron of the 8th US Army Air Force, crashed near this location,in memory of: ★1st Lieutenant William J' SuitPilot★2nd Lieutenant James F. Grayson co-pilot★Staff Sergeant Lionel D. Mount gunner killed in the explosion of their aircraft following an attack by a Messerschmitt Bf 109Photo credit Hervé Mailly