B-24H #42-52597 ''Lady Lightning'' Monument
Details:
On the south side of the road.
MonumentThe monument consists of a large natural boulder mounted on a low rectangular stone base. Two white commemorative plaques are attached to the boulder. One plaque commemorates all victims of the air battle over the region on August 15, 1944, while the other identifies the B-24 Lady Lightning and its four airmen who were killed in action. The plaques are inscribed in Dutch and was unveiled on August 15, 2008.
Source of photos: Historische Vereniging t Fledder Kerspel / Nationaal Comité 4 en 5 mei, CC BY 3.0
Monument Text:
Left plaque text:
466 BG/786 BS
B 24 Lady Lightning
1 Lt. John Suchiu (KIA)
S/Sgt. Robert R. Abbott (KIA)
S/Sgt. Jerome R. Samburg (KIA)
S/Sgt. Lowell D. Stiles (KIA)
Right plaque text:
Ter nagedachtenis aan
alle slachtoffers
van het luchtgevecht
boven deze regio
op 15 augustus 1944.
English translation:
In memory of
all the victims
of the air battle
over this region
on August 15, 1944.



