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No man left behind: the story of Little Boy Blue

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It was a mission which started just like any other: but it ended when the B-17 Flying Fortress "Little Boy Blue" crashed into a farmer's field in Suffolk, England.


Eight of the ten air crew were killed that day – and 80 years on, we join their families in that very same field to honour their memory.


We speak to Brian Cracknell – one of the last remaining eye-witnesses of the Little Boy Blue air crash just outside the village of Thurston, near Bury St Edmunds.


We’re also joined by archaeologists who have been excavating the crash site and local farmer Stephen Honeywood to unveil a memorial to those who served.


Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Visit the Mighty Eighth Podcast website: mighty8thpodcast.com


To contact Johann and Mike, email [email protected]


Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on X - @mighty8thpod


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Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on Instagram - @mighty8thpod


Follow Mike on X - @mikehistorian


Follow Johann on X - @johanntasker


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It was a mission which started just like any other: but it ended when the B-17 Flying Fortress "Little Boy Blue" crashed into a farmer's field in Suffolk, England.


Eight of the ten air crew were killed that day – and 80 years on, we join their families in that very same field to honour their memory.


We speak to Brian Cracknell – one of the last remaining eye-witnesses of the Little Boy Blue air crash just outside the village of Thurston, near Bury St Edmunds.


We’re also joined by archaeologists who have been excavating the crash site and local farmer Stephen Honeywood to unveil a memorial to those who served.


Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Visit the Mighty Eighth Podcast website: mighty8thpodcast.com


To contact Johann and Mike, email [email protected]


Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on X - @mighty8thpod


Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on Facebook - @mighty8thpod


Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on Instagram - @mighty8thpod


Follow Mike on X - @mikehistorian


Follow Johann on X - @johanntasker


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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