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A pensioner has described how he cried and was left “heartbroken” after flags and poppies were targeted by vandals at the memorial he tends to the crew of a crashed American bomber, as thousands gathered to enjoy the sun.
Tony Foulds, 84, said American flags were ripped down and torn while remembrance poppies were pulled out of flower pots in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, on Tuesday.
The park was packed with thousands of people on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing widespread concern over Covid-19 risks and the seven tonnes of rubbish Sheffield City Council said it cleared up on Wednesday.
Mr Foulds hit the headlines in 2019 when the story of how the B-17 Flying Fortress Mi Amigo crashed in front of him on February 22, 1944, killing the 10 crewmen, eventually led to a flypast in the park, with 12,000 gathering to watch.
Survivor s tears as bomber crash memorial is vandalised while crowds flocked to parks in sunshine
Tony, 84, dedicated his life to memory of the crew he believes crashed their plane into a slope to avoid hitting him and his friends 75 years ago (Image: PA)
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A pensioner has described how he cried and was left “heartbroken” after flags and poppies were targeted by vandals at the memorial he tends to the crew of a crashed American bomber, as thousands gathered to enjoy the sun.
Tony Foulds, 84, said American flags were ripped down and torn while remembrance poppies were pulled out of flower pots in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, on Tuesday.
The park was packed with thousands of people on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing widespread concern over Covid-19 risks and the seven tonnes of rubbish Sheffield City Council said it cleared up on Wednesday.
Mr Foulds hit the headlines in 2019 when the story of how the B-17 Flying Fortress Mi Amigo crashed in front of him on February 22, 1944, killing the 10 crewmen, eventually led to a flypast in the park, with 12,000 gathering to watch.
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