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Hi Joan, I'll see if I have any info tonight. Have you checked Michel de Trez's book 'Sainte Mere Eglise - Photographs of D-Day'? There are quite...

This article... ...from the War History Online site makes reference to two aircraft from No. 428 Squadron (RCAF) bombing the Haut Mesnil quarry...

A bit more... In his entry in the two Graves Concentration Report Forms, I note Craftsman MacDonald was first buried at map coordinate 7F/1,...

I've added some colour to this map to make the aerial aspect of Operation Tractable a bit clearer... [ATTACH] The medium bomber tactical targets...

Hi Alonzo, I can see why this photo is of interest as its just 2.5Kms south of Bretteville sur Laize Canadian War Cemetery where your great uncle...

Hi All, Thanks John and Charles; still trying to track down the footage showing the old pair waving to the camera, but I did find this still shot...

Hi All, Anyone know where the old couple were waving at the camera...I think its the same pair where the old lady goes to cross in front of the...

Monica, Can you send me a GE 'street view' link to your door please, by PM or email if you so wish. Thanks, Pat

Hi Monica, Firstly, you are very wecome to the Forum. Off the top of my head, I am not aware of any photos taken closer to your house. However,...

BTW, For readers wondering where 'Benzeville au Plain' is located, read 'Beuzeville au Plain', the hamlet NE of Sainte Mere Eglise on the D17...

Just having a look at an extract from the WOOLFORCE War Diary... 10 June 1700 - Landed at Ste. Marie du Mont 10 June 2300 - Sustained 20...

Appreciated Niel thanks, Do you recall the aerial view of the cyclinderical object we looked at on the old Battlebus forum a few years back?...

I don't know Niels, I would assume, perhaps incorrectly, that these devices had to impact the ground before exploding. One of the first books I...

Hi All, Frame 3125 of Sortie 140/334 flown on the 17th June is reproduced down sized below with the field Paul has identified as the location...

Not what I had hoped for... ...its just the cargo door :( [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The chalk number is missing from your photo Neil and its unlikely...

Guys, I am scanning photo #4, page 113 of Philippe Esvelin's 'D-Day Gliders'...there is something on the far side of this Horsa in front of and...

Hi Guys, Chances are the water trough is near a gateway into the field, as it was almost certainly filled by hand back in those days. The...

Hi Charles, The trip on which I flew to Charles de Gaulle necessitated a bus trip from the airport to Paris (St Lazare) train station which is...

Many thanks for the link Stephen, Hours of reading therein. Pat

Hi Neil, Great photo! Can you lift any markings off the fuselage on the original? Regards, Pat