page_title: USAAF Boeing B-17 crash on North Barrule
section_title: Memorial
hierarchical_section_title: USAAF Boeing B-17 crash on North Barrule / Memorial
caption_attribution_description: English: Memorial Plaque Memorial erected in 1975 in remembrance of 31 American Airmen who lost their lives in a crash at this location in 1945, most probably in the same type of weather this picture was taken in.
context_page_description: On 23 April 1945, a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress crashed on North Barrule, a hill in the Isle of Man. A total of 31 people were killed. The accident is the deadliest aviation accident to have occurred in the Isle of Man. It was due to controlled flight into terrain.
context_section_description: A memorial plaque was placed at the crash site in June 1995 by the Maughold Commissioners and the Manx Aviation Preservation Society. The American Flag was flown at the memorial on the 69th anniversary of the accident.
caption: The memorial plaque at the crash site, seen in similar weather to that prevailing at the time of the accident.
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