At the departures lobby.

Plaque

A rectangular memorial plaque honoring the crew and passengers who perished in the crash of the B-17G Flying Fortress on November 25, 1944. It displays their names, and ranks, and is inscribed in English.

On November 25, 1944, a B-17G Flying Fortress with serial number 43-38847 departed from Stansted Mountfitchet en route to Langford Lodge. The aircraft carried three crew members and three passengers. During the flight, they deviated 28 degrees off course and, in an attempt to determine their location, descended below the overcast. Unfortunately, in zero visibility conditions, the plane crashed into Du Stone Quarry on Clee Hill near Ludlow, Shropshire. All on board perished, with Corporal John E. Bean succumbing to his injuries en route to Ludlow Hospital.

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com

Source of photo: Alan Skiffins

In Memory of

Passengers and Crew of

B17-G 43-38847

Departed Stansted (AAF Station 169)

en route to

Langford Lodge (AAF Station 597)

at 14:31 hours on November 25, 1944

Captain Priscilla Gotto

Mechanised Transport Corps

Lt. Col. Hartford H. Vereen

USAAF

Major Kenneth T. Omley

USAAF

1st Lt. George C. Johnson Jr. (Pilot)

USAAF

S.Sgt. Francis O. Hull

USAAF

Cpl. John E. Bean

USAAF

“Called Home”

Clee Hill, Shropshire

at 15.20 hours 25th November 1944