100th ARW honors WWII B-17 ‘Little Boy Blue’ on 80th anniversary of crash

A memorial dedicated to the crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress, “Little Boy Blue” is on display after being unveiled at a ceremony near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, July 19, 2024. The fuselage of the B-17 ripped in half after a collision with another aircraft on the way to a mission to bomb a ball-bearing factory in Schweinfurt, Germany. Right-waist gunner Staff Sgt. (S/Sgt) Harold “Hal” Hagerty was one of just two survivors, after he grabbed his parachute and jumped from the plane. A piece of the parachute which saved his life – along with the ripcord handle – was displayed next to the memorial, brought by Hal’s son, Patrick, to the ceremony. The accident was at 15,000 feet and his parachute opened at 2,500 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

PHOTO BY: Karen Abeyasekere
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