B 17G 42-39894 - Brahesholm, 1 km N - Monument                                     Updated:  10 OCT 2022 

Monument for de omkomne på B17 42-39894 rejst her
150 m nord for Bogensevej 141, 5620 Glamsbjerg.
Se en øjenvidneskildring.
Se også Luftkampen over Vestfyn den 20. Februar 1944
hos Toldstrupselskabet.


Monument to the deceased from B17 42-39894 erected here
150 m north of Bogensevej 141, DK-5620 Glamsbjerg.
See an
eye witness account.

An American airplane crashed on this spot
during an aerial battle 20.2 1944.
The following airmen were killed
CARL E. COLE
CLARENCE SWANSON

JAMES ELLIS
JOHN B. WHITE
GRANT TUCKER
JERRY PAYNE
JAMES KELLEY
MARCO ZUMBOLD
JOSEPH PAPPALARDO
These men gave their lives also for Denmark´s cause.

Erected 5.5 1946 by the Municipality of Søllested-Vedtofte.

Monument to the deceased from B17 42-39894 erected here
150 m north of Bogensevej 141, DK-5620 Glamsbjerg.