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.
9. Procession to the memorial
The 1997 procession to the memorial in Endcliffe Park Photo: Steve Ellis
10. The firing party
The firing party from RAF Mildenhall fire the twenty one gun salute in 1998 Photo: Roger Nadal
11. Wreath laying
Colonel Chuck Gill from Memwith Hill Air Base who placed the wreath at the Endcliffe memorial. Photo: Mike Waistell
12. Honour guard
A small honour guard of members of the United States Air Force at the wreath latying ceremony in Endcliffe Park in honour of the Flying Fortress Mi Amigo that crashed in the park in 1944 saving civilian lives. Photo: barry richardson