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    Lt. Thomas J. Moore Jr. 436th TCG 80Sq

    From the 82AB Operations Report on Elmira: Capt. Tony Raibl, Div Arty HQ landed in a Horsa about 1/2 mile west of Baudienville (map coord not...
    Post by: firstflabn, Dec 2, 2016 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    Lt. Thomas J. Moore Jr. 436th TCG 80Sq

    The Eisenhower Library catalog shows microfilmed overlays for the 325GIR and the 80th AA Bn. Perhaps those show glider landing spots (though they...
    Post by: firstflabn, Nov 30, 2016 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    Lt. Thomas J. Moore Jr. 436th TCG 80Sq

    Thanks, Dave. The Randolph narrative is stirring stuff. What a great observer with an eye for detail and a gift for writing. As the house...
    Post by: firstflabn, Nov 25, 2016 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    Lt. Thomas J. Moore Jr. 436th TCG 80Sq

    From Dave's second post: "On D Day +1, Mr Randolph was able to figure they were Northeast of a road between Les Forges and Ste Mere Eglise." If...
    Post by: firstflabn, Nov 25, 2016 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    Horsa Crash Near Chef-du-Pont

    The sun is near its max elevation in the Outhouse Waco photo. Kinda tough without crisp shadows on a flat surface, but looks like the glider is...
    Post by: firstflabn, Mar 26, 2015 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    Sortie US7GR_1730 [06-JUN-1944]

    Not true. NARA has their WWII recon negatives. Tens of thousands of nitrate base movie prints also exist in various archives. Special storage...
    Post by: firstflabn, Feb 11, 2015 in forum: NCAP
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    Charlie's Church

    I don't have much help to offer, Pat. My kingdom for a telephone pole (to cast a crisp shadow). At different sittings, I have been able to...
    Post by: firstflabn, Jan 27, 2015 in forum: Fighter
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    Charlie's Church

    Pat, your Boissey theory is consistent with the fairly sharp shadow at the jut out of the barn on the right side of the road if the 1630 time...
    Post by: firstflabn, Jan 12, 2015 in forum: Fighter
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    Charlie's Church

    Glad to see you, Ellen. I tend to focus on the American role, so every now and then I need a reminder that it was a team effort. Maybe recent...
    Post by: firstflabn, Jan 11, 2015 in forum: Fighter
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    Elmira Horsa Glider

    A whole lot of bleedthrough between SME and la Fiere showing map symbols, Pat. Any way you can flip image and filter out all colors except blue?...
    Post by: firstflabn, Jan 2, 2015 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    The BAR Horsa

    I'm a dummy x2. With another look, it appears the correct name is "Observers Hatch." That makes more sense. Did they invent the sunroof?...
    Post by: firstflabn, Dec 28, 2014 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    The BAR Horsa

    Thanks, Pat. 'F' looks like the Gunners Hatch has been removed - maybe to allow some light in to aid the scroungers. This hatch shows on several...
    Post by: firstflabn, Dec 27, 2014 in forum: Troop Carrier & Glider
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    Pat's Irish Tour - July 2014

    If the Germans used beach sand to mix the concrete without first rinsing the salt out, there's no fix over the long haul and structural...
    Post by: firstflabn, Jul 21, 2014 in forum: News
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    Headquarters and Service Company -345th Engineers (U.S. Army)

    Thanks, Patricia. Looks like I may have guessed right - he embarked three months after the 345th. Unless he was in the hospital or jail (just...
    Post by: firstflabn, May 23, 2014 in forum: Other (Non Normandy)
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    Headquarters and Service Company -345th Engineers (U.S. Army)

    APO 761 was Oran, Algeria. My best guess at the muddy dates on the discharge and comparing those to the unit history is that he didn't accompany...
    Post by: firstflabn, May 20, 2014 in forum: Other (Non Normandy)