B-17 41-24501

44 Loire-Atlantique

City :

Guérande

Coordinates : 47.33130,-2.39897

47°19'53"N 2°23'56"W

47°19.878 N 2°23.938 W

The northern side of the Route de Sandun.
From Guérande's Hotel Eurocean by the D99E and D247 roundabout take the Rue des Patis north then the Route de Sandun east. The monument is on the north side of the road.

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In memory of the victims of the B-17 N41-24501's crash on January 3rd 1943.

Lt Ferguson James M. - Pilot - POW
Lt Elliott John B. - Copilot - POW
Lt Greene Donald R. - Navigator - Drowned
Lt Levy Robert T. - Bombardier - Drowned
Sgt Edinger Charles A. - Mechanic - POW
Sgt Hackworth Richard G. - Radio - POW
Sgt Kingen Robert L. - Gunner - POW
Sgt Arnold Rupert W. - Gunner - KIA
Sgt Loving James V. - Gunner - POW
Sgt Kerbow Earl L. - Gunner - KIA

Monument inaugurated on October 22nd 2005 by JP DHONNEUR Mayor - Regional Council member

External link :

Fiche sur France-Crashes 39-45

Notified by : Marc Bonas. Record added 07/02/2008.
Photos : Pierre Pécastaingts (21/02/2009, 16/07/2020), Philippe Jegousse.

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