This incident has been very well documented on both the printed format and also on the internet so repeating everything already generally out there seems somewhat pointless as I have very little else to add. Paul Allonby's ”Courage Above the Clouds" being probably the best format to date.

On 22nd February 1944 this 364th Bombardment Squadron USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress was undertaking an operational flight to bomb Alborg, Denmark when it was attacked and damaged by enemy aircraft. The attack killed three of the crew but the remaining members managed to fly back towards England but became lost in poor visibility. The aircraft ended up over Sheffield and suffered engine failure, it crashed into trees in Endcliffe Park Sheffield with the loss of all on board. The pilot was later awarded a posthumous Distinguished Flying Cross for his actions in avoiding crashing into a populated area. The 75th anniversary of the accident saw thousands of people witness an impressive USAF and RAF flypast.

Pilot - Lt John Glennon Kriegshauser USAAF, aged 23. Buried Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, Missouri, USA.

Co-Pilot - 2nd Lt Lyle J Curtis USAAF, aged 23. Buried Ucon Cemetery, Ucon, Idaho, USA

Navigator -2nd Lt John W Humphrey USAAF, aged 23. Buried St.Dominics Cemetery, Wyoming, Illinois, USA.

Bombardier - 2nd Lt Melchor Hernandez USAAF, aged 23. Buried Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Engineer (top turret gunner) - S/Sgt Harry Wilard Estabrooks USAAF (37220156), aged 22, of Kansas, USA. Buried Madingley Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, UK (F/5/41).

Air Gunner - Sgt Charles Henj Tuttle USAAF (15337094), aged 21, of Kentucky, USA. Buried Madingley Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, UK (B/4/59).

Radio Operator - S/Sgt Robert E Mayfield USAAF, aged 21. Buried Asbury Cemetery, Raymond, Illinois, USA.

Air Gunner - Sgt Vito R Ambrosio USAAF, aged 24. Buried Saint John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens County, New York, USA.

Air Gunner - M/Sgt George Malcolm Williams USAAF, aged 23. Buried Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Oklahoma, USA.

Air Gunner - Sgt Maurice Douglas Robbins USAAF (18201427), aged 20, of Jonah, Texas, USA. Buried Madingley Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, UK (B/5/59).

The graves of three members of this crew who are buried at Madingley Cemetery, Cambridge.