Honouring the Mi Amigo heroes who crashed in Sheffield 78 years ago

In 1944 a brave pilot made the decision to crash his failing aircraft in the woods on the outskirts a park in Sheffield rather than let it fall on to the children playing in the field this cost him and his nine crew their lives but this city will never forget his sacrifice.

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.

17. Pure joy

Tony Foulds, 82, waves from Endcliffe Park in Sheffield, as warplanes from Britain and the United States stage a flypast tribute to ten US airmen 75 years after he witnessed the crash that killed them. Danny Lawson/PA Wire Photo: Danny Lawson

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Honouring the Mi Amigo heroes who crashed in Sheffield 78 years ago

In 1944 a brave pilot made the decision to crash his failing aircraft in the woods on the outskirts a park in Sheffield rather than let it fall on to the children playing in the field this cost him and his nine crew their lives but this city will never forget his sacrifice.

17. Pure joy

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