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- Glenn Miller Festival 2004
- People in story:Ìý
- Mike Phillips
- Location of story:Ìý
- Yelden
- Background to story:Ìý
- Civilian
- Article ID:Ìý
- A2983089
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 08 September 2004
In March 1944 a B17 Flying Fortress (USAAF) Aircraft from Chelveston Air Base, crashed soon after take off. It landed on my parent’s bungalow and a barrack block in Yelden Bedfordshire. My brother (14) and sister (4), the entire aircraft crew (10?), and servicemen in the barracks were killed. 21 died in total. I was born in May 1944, two months afterwards.
There is a memorial in the Parish Church in Yelden to those who lost their lives.
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