Monument Details

B-24H (42-95023) Lucky Lass II Plaque

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Details:

On the right of the front outside wall of the building.

Plaque

A shield shaped bronze plaque with sculptured relief of a winged propeller on the top and the 8^th Air Force insignia on the bottom. The plaque is inscribed in English text, in raised and yellow lettering. It commemorates the 10 men who were killed in the crash of their B24H Liberator #42-95023 (Lucky Lass II) on August 12, 1944. The crash site lies just west of the A10 on the opposite side to Cheshunt (between the A10 and the New River). The plane had technical malfunction of all four engines. All ten crew members died and one girl who recovered from a coma.

Monument Text:

TO THESE GALLENT AMERICAN AIRMEN

WHO ON AUGUST 12 1944 SACRIFICED THEIR

LIVES TO PREVENT THEIR AIRCRAFT FROM

CRASHING ON OUR HOMES.

THE RESIDENTS OF CHESHUNT AND WALTHAM CROSS

IN THE COUNTY OF HERTFORDSHIRE

DEDICATE THIS PLAQUE IN

GRATEFUL MEMORY

2ND LT. JOHN D. ELLIS	2ND LT. ROBERT B. COX
S/SGT JAY V. CABLE	T/SGT STANLEY F. JANKOWSKI
S/SGT CLARE W. HULTENGREN	T/SGT JOHN H. HOLLING
F/O SAMUEL C. STALSBY	S/SGT WILLIAM C. MCGINLEY
S/SGT FRANK MINICK	S/SGT JACK O. SHAEFFER