B-17 42-31387

60 Oise

City :

Catheux

Coordinates : 49.65883,2.11323

49°39'32"N 2°6'48"E

49°39.530 N 2°6.794 E

The roadside of the GR125 contains a memorial to US aviators.

Take the D8 SW from Amiens to Lavacquerie. Go S on the D97 then E on the D553 to Catheux. Take the GR125 towards Bois de la Cornette a Loup.

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08.02.1944
B17 JW-42.31387
-WE. McMurray
-CF. Fitzgerald
-S Scheiman
-LW. Merritt
-RA. Herber

Crew of the B-17 42-31387 of 326th BS 92nd BG 8th AF USAAF that was shot down on February 8th 1944.

See other records :

B-17 42-31387 et 42-37984 Catheux ; B-17 42-37984 Catheux

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : FARDEL Eric. Record added 14/05/2013.
Photos : Claude Dannau (17/08/2020), FARDEL Eric (11/05/2013).

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