Endcliffe Park
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Detailed History
On 22 February 1944 B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-31322) nicknamed "Mi Amigo" crashed in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield killing all 10 crew on board.
After being badly damaged by enemy fighters over the target (Aalborg Luftwaffe base, Denmark) the aircraft limped back to the UK, but crashed 80-miles from base due to battle damage. All the crew were killed instantly.
Children playing football in Endcliffe Park watched as the aircraft's engines cut out and it crashed into woodland behind the park's main playing field.
Sheffield RAF Association erected a memorial stone to the crash in 1969, with 10 American Oak trees planted by the local council to commemorate the crewmen killed in the crash.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18193417
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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BOND OF COURAGE: THE TRUE STORY OF MI-AMIGO citing USAAF, police, fire service and local authority records from 1944, written by Paul Allonby (2019)