F15 jets flypast in memory of Mi Amigo, USAAF B17 bomber that crashed in Endcliffe Park during WW2.
F15 jets flypast in memory of Mi Amigo, USAAF B17 bomber that crashed in Endcliffe Park during WW2.
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00:32 Tony, could you tell me please about the flypast today and how you're feeling about it?
00:36 This will make me cry, I can tell you now, that's the first thing.
00:41 These died for me, they certainly died for me.
00:47 I feel the guilt now as I did when it first crashed.
00:53 So it's alright, you know, I know I've got people who say that I wasn't here on the day.
01:02 But I can swear on my father and mother, I wasn't on the day.
01:09 And what does the flypast today mean to you?
01:13 Excited, can't wait.
01:17 And what's your memory of the day that it happened?
01:20 Oh, I can remember it like yesterday. You know, you don't forget these things.
01:26 So what did you see on the day?
01:30 I'm trying to think of the week.
01:35 North East, so it came over Fletchville, Gleadless, Netheredge, oh that's it, yeah.
01:48 And was it clear that there was something wrong?
01:52 Oh yeah, it was badly damaged, you could see that it couldn't have gotten further than this.
01:58 This would have been his last place.
02:02 What would your message be to people about that crew?
02:09 This crew are the most brave I've ever come across.
02:14 For the simple reason, I know there were a lot of people died, God bless them,
02:20 but they died when they shouldn't have done.
02:24 They died because of me and my five lads that were with them.
02:29 If we hadn't have been on there, they would have lived to grow up a nice old age,
02:33 because they would have landed on here.
02:37 So do you feel you owe your life to them?
02:39 Of course, this is why I look after them every day.
02:43 Hello, could you tell me your name please and what you're here for at Enfield Park today?
02:47 My name's Graham, I'm here today to honour the crew of the Mi Amigo that crashed here in Enfield Park.
02:55 We was here at the 75th anniversary five years ago.
02:59 A few other guys that were with me that couldn't make it today,
03:04 but I've got my captain here with me, Dean.
03:07 I've been involved with the flight past since five years ago when the flight past came to Sheffield for Tony Foulds.
03:16 And we've been coming for the anniversary, apart from lockdown.
03:23 And we've been trying to get flight pasts for every anniversary,
03:27 and this is the first one since the original flight past.
03:31 How much does it mean to you all?
03:34 As being a local lad from Sheffield, it means quite a lot.
03:39 Tony's given up most of his life caring for the memorial and the ten lives that were lost.
03:45 And can you tell me a bit about the uniform you're wearing and why you're wearing it and the organisation you're part of now?
03:52 Well, the uniform I'm wearing at the moment is the United States Army Air Force rank of captain and insignia of pilot.
04:01 I wear this because obviously I'm a World War II re-enactor.
04:05 I wear this along with British RAF and British Army uniforms.
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