384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II

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In East Northamptonshire, in the Stanwick Lakes Nature Reserve & Country Park, stands a memorial monument dedicated to the June Bug (B-17G 42-31516) crew and the 303rd Bomb Group's Hell's Angels II (B-17G 42-38041). On February 22, 1944, the 384th Bomb Group launched 33 aircraft for a mission to Germany, but heavy cloud cover and winter storms forced 21 of them to abort over the UK. During the chaos of these poor conditions, two B-17s, June Bug and Hell's Angels II, collided mid-air at 7,000 feet near Stanwick. The collision sent both bombers crashing into the countryside, leaving only three survivors from the combined crews of twenty. The memorial was built in 2024 and funded by Stanwick Lakes. It was dedicated on the 80th anniversary of the crash. Photos courtesy of Keith Andrews

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