Memorial for a crashed Allied bomber at Lasshofer Alm

At Lasshofer Alm in Lessach, a framed information sheet and the wreckage of an airplane part commemorate the crash of an Allied military aircraft and its crew. During the so-called "Big Week" in February 1944, the Allies attacked a number of centers of the German and Austrian arms industry from the air. On February 25, 1944, several Allied aircraft were shot at and brought down in the mountainous area of Hochgolling between the Salzburg Lungau and Styria. The plaque states that the bomber with serial number 42-30310 from Group 301 of Squadron 419 was shot down by German fighters below the barracks at the ridge of Schneegrube-Burgerkar. However, information about which aircraft and crew members were hit at specific locations varies depending on the sources and cannot be confirmed with certainty. It is clear that several British, Canadian, and American crew members lost their lives during the attacks, although a few were able to escape by parachute.