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Hi All, This is just a hunch, but having seen this pair of Bradley photos on the WW2 Radio Facebook page here and here, I would wonder if they...
Hi John, I'll send you a copy tonight. Due to smoke rising from Etienville/Pont l'Abbe, the clarity is not quite as good as 8010, but if the...
Hi John, Apologies for the delayed reply, but more mundane matters took my time over the weekend. I'll get you some extracts tonight and post...
Hi Dale, I cannot see your link from my work PC, but I'll have a look tonight. You don't by any chance have the 'Pilot Flight Traces' for...
Another thought... Reading the narrative again, I wonder if that well known photo showing a formation of P-38s with invasion stripes, shot from...
Hi Jan, I have been looking through my 7th PRG bible, 'Eyes of the Eight' by Patricia Fussell Keen in an attempt to identify the pilot who flew...
Hi Dale, How close have you come to estimating his landing field? Poppies would only be growing in an arable field, sprinkled amongst the...
A very fine tribute Kevin. I think as the years pass, we need to redouble our efforts so that the following generations appreciate and fully...
Hi Jan, Almost certainly the photos were used by the 323rd for bomb damage assessment briefings, following their D-Day missions. Hence the...
Jan, You have succeeded in ceasing all activity in my garden for at least a week :D These photos are truly remarkable gems - though they...
To all Readers, Today, 72 years ago thousands of Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen unlocked the door of freedom on and over the beaches of...
Hi Hans, Absolutely brilliant, first class work – very well done indeed. I know the NCAP guys will be delighted to have this important...
Well done Hans, Does that complete all the 'unknowns' from sortie US7GR_1730? Regards, Pat
To continue... Now under orders to evacuate the Farm, Raoul and Henriette have no option but to prepare wagons and load supplies: On the...
Hi Niels, There appears to be no clarification that the 'commander' referred to is SS, Fj or Heer, though two of the three forces are referred...
To continue... The period between the day Pierre and Feodal were taken hostage and the day Raoul and the other refugees were finally forced to...
Hi Niels, Great to get confirmation of the house location, which may well be the vacant thatched cottage described in the book. I am not sure...
A little more... The vacant thatched cottage which saved the refugees - its tempting to wonder if the farmhouse and buildings across the field...
Thanks Niels, The reason for the sudden departure of the officer is speculated upon by Raoul in the next passage: The discovery of the camp...
Hi Niels, It seems to me that the description refers to young officers as in younger than him. I could be wrong, but my guess would be that he...