Crash of a fighter bomber in Schoos
On 16 February 1945, a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft crashed near Schoos. The pilot's name was Donald H. Huff.
In February 1945, twelve American P-47 fighter-bombers took off from airfield X35 near Metz. Each aircraft was loaded with two 500-pound bombs, which they dropped over their target, the railway installations between the Eifel villages of Sankt Thomas and Densborn. ‘The attack went off without incident and the entire squadron set course back to base,’ says the professional soldier. It must have happened on the way back.
The reason for the crash will probably never be clarified. A memorial plaque in Ollergronn near Schoos ensures that what happened there in February 1945 will never be forgotten. The history is briefly outlined on the plaque.
