Capt Carl Raymond Alfred Crash Marker - 4th Fighter Group
Details:
In the road intersection triangle.
A brass inscribed plaque attached to a concrete base; a brass "Flying P-51" sculpture stands next to the plaque about 7 feet tall.
The memorial remembers Captain Raymond A. Alfred of the 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group who crashed here on April 16, 1945 in his P-51 (44-72523) after being hit by flak attacking airfields around Prague.
Source of information and photos:
https://www.vets.cz
Find a Grave
Monument Text:
The inscription on the plaque is in Czech:
Na těchto místech zahynul
16. dubna 1945
americký pilot
kpt. CARL
RAYMOND
ALFRED
Čest jeho památce
The translation is:
He died here
April 16, 1945
American pilot
capt. CARL
RAYMOND
ALFRED
Honor to his memory
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group
4th Fighter Group
Wars:
WWII
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