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    GB0AFF - Endcliffe Park - Sheffield - England

    David Littlewood, G6DCT from Sheffield, England will be active with special call GM0AFF.
    Information from qrz:
    GB0AFF is a special callsign GB0 and AFF denotes (American Flying Fortress). The main station is located in Endcliffe Park Sheffield S11 7AB and QRA locator grid IO93FI.
    75yrs Anniversary of (Mi Amigo) B17 Bomber, American Flying Fortress crash landed in Endcliffe Park Sheffield during the WW2 on 22nd February 1944. the story goes that the crew were attempting to make an emergency landing on the field in the park but after witnessing Tony Foulds and his friends playing in the field the aircraft diverted and crash landed into the trees near by, killing all of the ten crew.



    GB0AFF Sheffield, England B17 Bomber


    GB0AFF Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, England.


    GB0AFF Amigo Crew
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