18 Brave Airmen perished when their C-141 transport crashed
18 Brave American airmen perished when their C-141 transport aircraft crashed during a thunderstorm in August 1976 during descent to RAF Mildenhall in a thunderstorm. A team from the JAC team took action to restore the memorial site and fly a new American Flag. U,S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Charles Hajny.