Bob
Bob has been researching the B-24 crashsite from june 2013 till november 2017. He runs a B&B in the hamlet of Grandmenil since 2008 and researches the events of the Battle of the Bulge. www.grandmenil.com www.battle-of-the-bulge.be
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Under Construction
On television with TvLux
Direct link: https://www.tvlux.be/video/info/lafosse-des-fouilles-sur-les-lieux-du-crash-d-un-avion-us_28771.html Many thanks to TvLux and Nicholas Lefèvre
Article in the Standard Speaker
The following article appeared in the Standard Speaker – Hazelton, Pennsylvania, and was written by staff writer Jill Wahlen.
Crashsite
Below are some aerial pictures of the crash site, some with index.
Findings
Below you can see some of the findings we excavated over the past few years.
Article in La Meuse
Article in the La Meuse newspaper. Click to enlarge
That day on december 25th 1944 part 1
(article by David Pratt) Just to add some additional context to what happened on that fateful 25th December 1944, I thought I’d tell you about the other USAAF bomber aircraft that went down during the bitter air fighting over this…
That day on december 25th 1944 part 2
(article by David Pratt) As many of us now know, The Battle of The Bulge was at its height on the 25/12/12 and the Allies believed the Luftwaffe were a spent force. To the Allies total surprise, the Luftwaffe launched…
The Team
Digging teamBob Konings:Living in Grandmenil, Bob runs a Guesthouse and is also a tour guide. He started researching the events concerning the Battle of the Bulge in 2008. In June 2013, he started the investigation of the aircraft. The plane’s…
Creating the monument
Somewhere in november 2018, Victor took me to the place where our stone was, which was going to be used for our monument. We had to decide how big the plaque was going to be and thus had to measure…
