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John, It might be no harm to have a look at the aerial re-supply mission footage in the BP film 'Invasion: Aerial Shots - Paratroops 1944' (BP...

Hi Ellen, Do we know which of the three scenes in your Dad's footage he is referring to here? Thanks, Pat

Appreciate the unit identification Michael, I wish there was a preview option on the IWM for this footage...wouldn't mind having a look at the St...

Hi Ellen, Delighted to hear your Mum is doing well and following our exploits; please pass on my good wishes to her. All the title boards in the...

A small step forward... The attack on the curved railway embankment remains elusive, so I am trying a different tack to see if we can plot other...

Appreciated Ellen, Looking forward to meeting you again in Normandy. Regards, Pat

Thanks Guys, John, the field to the east was a collection point for wrecks; presumably chosen because of the Cherbourg railway line running...

Apologies John, I'll fix the link tonight...I had a few of the AP British Movietone films open in the browser last night looking for that scene...

Hi All, I found another version of the footage moving up the road by the Pond Field on the AP Archive site titled 'Consolidating in Normandy - No...

Looking at the time referenced in the 245 ORB extract above... It would appear that the raid occurred in the late evening and this marries well...

Some ORB extracts: Firstly the entry in the Form 540 for 320 Squadron: [IMG] Not a lot of detail there, but the Form 541 gives full details of...

Well spotted Michael, The use of the strategic 'heavies' in a tactical role was always going to result in some errors occurring. You only have to...

Stephen, Do you know the location of 1st SS Panzer Corps HQ on the 10th of June? Thanks, Pat

Thanks Stephen, From the Wiki page here, I have a list of the squadrons involved, totaling 101 aircraft - rather a lot I would have thought for...

Thanks John, I suspected as much. I'll try posting on the RAF Commands forum regarding the extent of the 10th June attack. It seems there were...

Thee footage on the AP Archive site I am wondering if its related to the attack on Chateau La Caine on the 10th of June: 'Cutting The Peninsula -...

Seems to be the common convergence point Neil, However, I wonder if they used the Hubert hamlet laneway to go 'round the block' in order to keep...

Been wondering about the D14/D115 // D913 crossroads... Now that we have a large concentration of German PoWs in the western quadrant field of...

Hi Ellen, Hopefully we will have found the railway embankment by the time of your visit in May. Do please let us have some photos of the...