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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