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Women’s equality day — Inspiration, motivation, Page 2
US Air Force, Army restore Hohenfels Airfield, Page 8
Former POW, Purple Heart recipient at Medicine Ball, Page 11
August 30, 2024 | Volume 48, Number 34
Thracian Summer 2024, Pages 16-17
Sep. 20-22 Ramstein Air Base Hangars 1 & 2
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“The Black Widow” WWII crash site, crew memorialized
Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Olivia Sampson 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs A new monument was unveiled during a memorial service hon-
oring the American aviators of a B-17G Flying Fortress that crashed during World War II in Mechtersheim, Germany, Aug. 24. The memorial service was held at the exact crash site and brought
descendants of the aviators together for the first time since the crash’s investigation started in 2016. See BLACK WIDOW, Page 3
Leaders from the 86th Airlift Wing, German air force, NATO Allied Air Command, local civic leaders and members from the Rheinland-Pfalz Historical Research Community pose for a photo in Mechtersheim, Aug. 24. The leaders met to honor nine fallen members at the crash site of a B-17G Flying Fortress callsigned The Black Widow.
Discover Triberg in heart of Black Forest Located in the middle of the Black Forest, Triberg has one of the tallest series of waterfalls in the Gutach River, the Triberg Waterfalls, which have relatively easy public access. A town of approximately five thousand people, Triberg is known for its beautiful countryside as well as for its cuckoo clocks. While living in Germany, a visit to this beautiful town is definitely worth your while. See TRIBERG, Page 30
“AfrAId” is the featured Triberg Falls
movie of the week, Page 31
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by MilitaryInGermany.com