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| Keywords: Plaque B-24 Capbreton.jpg en Plaque in Capbreton Landes France in memory of a US bomber B-24 shot down after a mission over Germany during WWII on march 27 1944 The text is On march 27th-1944 a US bomber B-24 back from a mission was shot down by german anti-aircraft artillery in front of Capbreton Disappeared in the crash Lt Richard E Perleman Pennsylvania Lt Melvin J Johnson Utah Lt William E Cobane Michigan Sgt Donald A Lawyer Pennsylvania Sgt Fred D Wood Virginia Was killed in this action Lt Paul E Baum Ohio 4 surviving soldiers were rescued by local sailors They suffered and died for our liberty The survivors were captured by german once ashore fr Plaque à Capbreton Landes en mémoire d'un bombardier US B-24 abattu au retour d'une mission sur la base aérienne de Mont-de-Marsan pendant la Seconde Guerre Mondiale le 27/3/1944 Touché par la flak peu après le bombardement il avait essayé de rejoindre l'Espagne mais volant trop bas il fut abattu par l'artillerie cotière de Capbreton Les 4 survivants recueillis par les pêcheurs capbretonnais furent faits prisonniers par les allemands à leur arrivée à terre own Tangopaso 2011-10-20 12 03 06 43 654163 -1 440722 region FR_heading NW Capbreton Plaques in Landes Plaques referencing 1944 in France B-24 Liberator in art | ||||
