{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62fd772bd76e270012b9823c/6731dff4dde1904025b15a40?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"No man left behind: the story of Little Boy Blue","description":"<p>It was a mission which started just like any other: but it ended when the B-17 Flying Fortress \"Little Boy Blue\" crashed into a farmer's field in Suffolk, England.</p><p><br></p><p>Eight of the ten air crew were killed that day – and 80 years on, we join their families in that very same field to honour their memory.</p><p><br></p><p>We speak to Brian Cracknell – one of the last remaining eye-witnesses of the Little Boy Blue air crash just outside the village of Thurston, near Bury St Edmunds.</p><p><br></p><p>We’re also joined by archaeologists who have been excavating the crash site and local farmer Stephen Honeywood to unveil a memorial to those who served.</p><p><br></p><p>Please like and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p>Visit the Mighty Eighth Podcast website: <a href=\"https://mighty8thpodcast.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mighty8thpodcast.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>To contact Johann and Mike, email <a href=\"mailto:johann@ruralcity.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">johann@ruralcity.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on X - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mighty8thpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mighty8thpod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on Facebook - <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/mighty8thpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mighty8thpod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow the Mighty Eighth Podcast on Instagram - <a href=\"https://instagram.com/mighty8thpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mighty8thpod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Mike on X - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mikehistorian\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@mikehistorian</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Johann on X - <a href=\"https://twitter.com/johanntasker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@johanntasker</a></p>","author_name":"Johann Tasker & Mike Peters"}