A flypast of US and RAF aircraft has been organised to fly over the crash site of B-17 bomber 'Mi Amigo' for the 75th anniversary of the event in Sheffield. The USAF F-15 fighters continued on to the Cambridge American Cemetery at which 3 of the 10 man crew are interred. Staff Sgt Harry W Estabrooks, Sgt Maurice D Robbins and Sgt Charles H Tuttle were remembered in a ceremony at the cemetery prior to the flypast. Their inscriptions highlighted with sand from Normandy Beaches. Other 7 crew returned to US
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Madingley, Cambridgeshire, UK. 22nd Feb 2019. A flypast of US and Royal Air Force aircraft has been organised to fly over the crash site of B-17 bomber 'Mi Amigo' for the 75th anniversary of the event in Sheffield, following the BBC's support of Tony Foulds who tends to the memorial there. The USAF F-15 fighters continued on to the Cambridge American Cemetery at which 3 of the 10 man crew are interred. Staff Sgt Harry W Estabrooks, Sgt Maurice D Robbins and Sgt Charles H Tuttle were remembered in a ceremony at the cemetery prior to the flypast. Their headstones were dressed with British and American flags and the inscriptions highlighted with sand from Normandy Beaches. Over 3000 US servicemen are buried at the cemetery with nearly 9000 memorialised. Credit: Avpics / Alamy Live News