Memorial Stone Liberator 42-109807 "Tennessee Dottie"
Rue de la Croix, 5640, Oret (Mettet)
Namur, Belgium
The B-24 Liberator was a heavy American long-range bomber that was widely produced and used in World War II. 1st Lieutenant John B. Anderson's Liberator "Tennessee Dottie" was shot down over Mettet on April 12, 1944 by Focke-Wulfs of the Jagdgeschwader 26. The memorial in Mettet was unveiled on June 1, 1996 and stands at the intersection of Rue de la Croix and an unnamed field track. "So that time wouldn't erase anything Passer-by, remember Died here for our freedom an American officer pilot in its liberator B24J of the 445th Bomber group 701 squadron on 4/12/1944 " Source: Aviation History
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