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Pat, My researcher only sent a small sampling of what she indicated were a lot of sequential photographs, so there will be quite a few others...

Pat, Great find. Take a look at the officer on the far right in the first row sitting next to JD Heltonn. Same color blonde hair, very...

Pat- Take a look at this photo from 7US1730- http://ncap.org.uk/frame/6-1-9-4-38 It's your road junction south of the Orne and east of...

Pat, No worries. I've been occupied with other work as well. Here is the link to Lt. Col. Norris Hartwell's page on the AAMB site:...

Pat, Very interesting. It's odd that there is no information noted for that particular mission particularly in light of its historical...

Pat, The person I hired to photograph 323rd records at NA indicated there were many sequential photos in the file from which the reconn photos...

Very interesting. I assumed they were 323rd photos because they were in the 323rd BG files at National Archives in College Park, Maryland. The...

June 6, 1944 The weather was deteriorating at take off ---cloudy with surface winds of 10-15 miles per hour from the WNW. The aircrews had...

Thank you, Pat. Well said. To say we owe those that served a debt of gratitude seems inadequate. Together, they changed the world. I am about...

For reference, the portion of the 323rd Mission List relevant to the war in France from D-Day forward is being posted in the green room. Although...

Hi, all, I must have gotten Valognes Tank Farm from the 323rd mission list. It lists June 15 as Valognes (Tanks). Elsewehere, when it lists...

Box I, Flight 1 - 4554th BS - Lt. Col. George P. Gould Crew in Group Lead Box I, Flight 2 - 456th BS Box I, Flight 3 - 456th/454th BS - Flight...

Hi Niels, Very interesting. A good location to check would be the Seraing Bridges near Leige, Belgium. On May 25, the 323rd was beaten up...

You guys have been very productive! I'll see if I can add anything of interest in the next day or two. It looks like there are very good stills...

The mission records for Caen RJ indicate that returning air crew reported moderate to intense fairly accurate [meaning just about as bad as it...

Unfortunately, the files are too large to load. Not sure how to compress them. I will send some of the images to Pat to see if he knows how. If

Hi, all- Sorry I have been out of pocket and on hiatus. We located the lost mission records for the 323rd BG and 9th AF at Naitonal Archives...

https://www.fold3.com/image/49502790/?terms=Caen%207%20Jun Pat- Above is the link to a strike photo of Caen following what appears to have been...

If the AA guns did not have radar capabilities, I'm wondering why the 9th AF would use "Window" Aircraft whose purpose was to drop small strips of...

Very interesting. The B-26 crews thought the Germans had them on radar and were usually waiting for them. Maybe the bomber crews were...