PoH-Code: poh.33210
Memorial Plaque for U.S. Air Force Personnel over Blindsee at the Fernpass
01/01/2000 – 12/31/2000
Gedenktafel nahe dem Blindsee, 2022 (© Sarah Bullock, Elisabeth Wackerle)
Gedenktafel nahe dem Blindsee, 2022 (© Sarah Bullock, Elisabeth Wackerle) · CC-BY-NC-4.0 · gams.uni-graz.at
After being shot down by German fighters, an American bomber crashed on the southern slope of the Wannig west of the Nassereither Alm "beim Wasser" on 3.8.1944, crashing down burning. Seven crew members lost their lives. In the summer of 2000, Keith M. Bullock and Gerd Leitner erected a memorial plaque on a rock at the fourth turn towards the Muthenau Alm (Nassereither Alm) above the Blindsee. The crash site is located approximately 200 meters above.
Translation · AI tier 5
Sources
- DERLA — Gedenktafel für US-Luftwaffenangehörige über dem Blindsee am Fernpass (9fd6caee-3b47-42f4-9340-0dbba5a00de5) — DERLA — Gedenktafel für US-Luftwaffenangehörige über dem Blindsee am Fernpass
Evaluations
- Access (from 07/19/2026): Open access
- Spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Location & map
Map position available (Point) · spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Textual location description
Hochwandweg, 6465 Nassereith
Coordinates (WGS84)47.35011° N, 10.85062° E