Monument Details

B-25 (42-53371) 'Deathwind' Crew Memorial

Details:

Inside of the Bonifacio Marine Cemetery on a whitewashed wall.

Plaque
A dark granite plaque that lists the names of a B25 crew and passengers that died in a plane crash on May 10, 1944.

Crashed during an internal flight over the island of Corsica, France.

The plane crashed into a mountain, obviously due to adverse weather conditions (fog). All five occupants died in the crash.

The remains of the deceased were retrieved in 1989 and later identified in the US (2005). One of the deceased was Carolyn Chapin, an American Red Cross staff member. The other four crew members are US Army personnel.

Source: Aviation Safety Net

Monument Text:

A la mémoire des victimes de la 57th bomb wing en Corse

crash du B25C 42-53371 a la punta di monacu Corse du Sud

le 10 mai 1944

Lt. Fletcher, Ray Pilote

S/Sgt. Elliot, Edwin

Miss. Chapin, Carole

Cpt. Geerlings, Lewis

PVT. Loring, Richard A

l'Inconnu de l'U.S. Navy inhumé le 23 Avril 1944 Plage de Cala Longa Bonifacio Corse du Sud

Rapatriés aux U.S.A. le 09/09/2005

Bonifacio A L'US Air Force

A L'US Navy

Le 10 Mai 2006

L'Amicale de la 57th Bomb Wing

English Translation: In the memory of the victims of 57th Bomb Wing B25C 42-53371 crash in Corsica,

punta di Monacu, South Corsica,

May 10, 1944.

Lt. Fletcher, Ray Pilot,

S / Sgt. Elliot, Edwin

Miss. Chapin, Carole

Cpt. Geerlings, Lewis

PVT. Loring, Richard,

And to the Unknown U.S. Navy, buried April 23, 1944 at Cala Longa beach Bonifacio South Corsica

Repatriated to the U.S.A. on 09/09/2005

Bonifacio to the U.S. Air Force

To the U.S. Navy

May 10, 2006

The association of the 57th Bomb Wing

Commemorates:

People:

Carolyn Chapin

Edwin C. Elliott

Ray Foley Fletcher

Lewis Jennings Geerlings

Richard H. Loring

Units:

2nd Fighter Squadron, 52nd Fighter Group

380th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 310th Bombardment Group (Medium)

447th Bomb Squadron, 321st Bomb Group, 57th Bomber Wing

57th Bomber Wing

Red Cross

United States Air Force

United States Navy

Wars:

WWII

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