US and UK leaders honor WWII Airmen at Stanwick Lakes memorial
Royal Air Force Sqn. Ldr. Tina Sheeran, right, RAF commander of RAF Alconbury, RAF Croughton and RAF Molesworth, speaks with a distinguished guest after a Ceremony of Remembrance at Stanwick Lakes, England, Feb. 22, 2024. U.S. and U.K. leaders gathered to honor 17 Airmen who died in a midair collision on Feb. 22, 1944, involving B-17 Flying Fortresses from the 303rd Bombardment Group at RAF Molesworth and the 384th Bombardment Group at RAF Grafton Underwood. The Airmen were part of Operation Argument, or "The Big Week," targeting enemy industrial sites and aircraft facilities in Central Europe to secure Allied air superiority for the upcoming landings in France in June 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jennifer Zima)
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