Next Tuesday, February 22, will mark 78 years since the tragedy, so let’s take a look back at how the Mi Amigo crash was reported at the time.
You can also see how the memorial has developed over the years as school boy Tony Foulds, who was one of the children playing in Endcliffe Park, refuses to let the men be forgotten.
5. Memorial ceremony
Unveiling of the memorial and tree planting ceremony, November 30, 1979 Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
6. Saluting the crew
The 1981 ceremony in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, to honour the American aircrew who were killed when the World War 2 bomber crashed in the park on its way home from a mission Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
7. Lowering the Standards
The Standards were lowered as members of the 367 Air Training Corps play a bugle call, February 22nd, 1981 - 37 years after the WW2 tragedy Photo: Sheffield Newspapers
8. 53rd Service of Remembrance
The 1997 remembrance service where from left Wing Comander Peter Hereford from RAF Cranwell, Col Tom Sheridan, Lt Col Denis Metzer both from USAF Photo: Steve Ellis