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Daventry War Memorial and American Airmen Plaque
DiscoverPlaces to seeUnited KingdomEnglandEast MidlandsNorthamptonshire
Daventry War Memorial and American Airmen Plaque
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Daventry War Memorial and American Airmen Plaque
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Sasha Taylor
November 21, 2020
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Daventry War Memorial including plaque to 9 American Serviceman details below:
The Norton B-17
On the 15th of December 1944 B-17G Flying Fortress 43-38973 of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bombardment Squadron based at Chelveston was returning from a bombing mission over the mashalling yards at Kassel in Germany.
It had been badly damaged and one engine was out. The aircraft managed to return from the raid but once over the coast it began to have difficulty in maintaining height. The problems were compounded by a complete blanket of fog over England.
The Norton B-17
On the 15th of December 1944 B-17G Flying Fortress 43-38973 of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bombardment Squadron based at Chelveston was returning from a bombing mission over the mashalling yards at Kassel in Germany.
It had been badly damaged and one engine was out. The aircraft managed to return from the raid but once over the coast it began to have difficulty in maintaining height. The problems were compounded by a complete blanket of fog over England.
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