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Monday is Memorial Day, a national holiday of remembrance in the United States. It is a day that has its origin in 1868, three years after...
John, Great job with the map. I realize that putting it together was no easy task. I’m sure the “glider-focused” members of the Forum...
All, A little late in the discussion, but comparing the NCAP aerial of the orchard and the Critical Past ground shot, I found several other...
Pat, I think there are several other possible “match” points. Look at the port flap area, the “debris” on the aft portion of the starboard...
Don, I agree (unfortunately) that the Horsa location in the linked YouTube video at 2+25 is not a match with our favored Keokuk Chalk #3 site....
Pat, Don and Others, Thank you for your kind words. It is an honor to work with such a fine group of gentlemen. R/Kevin
I would like this post to serve as a testimony to the ability of online research forums like Whitebeam to link the families of WWII veterans to...
Pat and Pat, The entry in the remarks section in the second line is most likely “spot lndgs.”, similar to the “spt. Lndgs.” entries in the...
Late last year, Don located the online obituary for Flight Officer Winfield C. Goulden, the pilot of my father’s D-Day glider, Keokuk Mission...
Several weeks ago, Don initiated a new line of research with the ultimate goal of obtaining first hand accounts of the Keokuk Mission landings...
Alane, welcome to the Forum. The account above from F/O Sylvan Runkle regarding Chalk #8 further validates the information we have previously...
Hans, The photo is not on this thread because I have not obtained permission from the publisher to post it. When I spoke with Mr....
Randy, Welcome to the Forum. My father, MSGT John T. McCarthy, was one of the senior NCOs in the 101st AB Division HQ Company. I am sure...
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to speak again with George Koskimaki. Now 91 years old, Mr. Koskimaki is doing well. After discussing...
Pat, great job finding this match. John, I agree. I also see a very faint “12” in the location that you have identified. If this glider is...
Disappointing news, Pat. If you recall, this past December, our attempt to locate D+2 aerial coverage of our AoI was also unsuccessful. During a...
Possibly more on Keokuk Chalk #8… I have to give credit to Don for finding a Keokuk Mission Horsa crash site photograph in George Koskimaki’s...
John, With regards to your earlier question about how salvaged glider parts were utilized by the local French population, I encountered such an...
List, I agree with Pat. The tree canopy over the road in the background of the Doc Lage photograph does not match the uncovered roadway seen...
Pat, Not sure if you or your readers in the U.S. and Europe are familiar with a program in the United States known as Honor Flights. This...