B-17 Snap ! Crackle ! Pop !

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Loire-Atlantique

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La Baule-Escoublac

Coordinates : 47.28564,-2.36691 .  47°17'8"N 2°22'1"W .  47°17.139 N 2°22.014 W

The western side of the Boulevard Jean Joseph de Cacqueray.
From St Nazaire take the D213 west and then the Bd Joseph Houssais and the N171 then the Bd Jean Joseph de Cacqueray SW. The monument is on the western side of that road.
In memory of the victims of the B-17F "Snap! Crackle! Pop!" crash on January 3rd 1943

Lt Arthur I. Adams Pilot
Lt Gene A. Witterstetter Co-Pilot
Lt Michael L. Libonati Bombardier
Sgt Dennis C. Hart Mechanic
Sgt Alfred M. Union Radio
Sgt Marvin L. Milam Gunner
Sgt Edward W. Durant Gunner

Inaugurated by Alan E. Magee (Surviving gunner of the "Snap! Crackle! Pop!") on September 23rd 1995.

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Notified by : Marc Bonas.   Record added 12/12/2007.
Photos : Philippe Jegousse, Pierre Pécastaingts (21/02/2009).
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Memorial B-17  Snap ! Crackle ! Pop ! La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44)

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Memorial B-17  Snap ! Crackle ! Pop ! La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44)

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Memorial B-17  Snap ! Crackle ! Pop ! La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44)

Philippe Jegousse - Copyright information - Image use request

Memorial B-17  Snap ! Crackle ! Pop ! La Baule-Escoublac Loire-Atlantique (44)

Pierre Pécastaingts 21/02/2009 - Copyright information - Image use request