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A bit more work here, The LZ was 'at' the village of 'Sainte-Hélène', which is about ⅔ of the way along the line Auray - Lorient. I note...

To continue... Raoul's cousin, whom he names as 'Henriette Arnaud', having been recently widowed, runs the farm. Her daughters and...

To continue... It would appear that there were already a large number of extended family members taking refuge at Raffoville Farm when Raoul...

To continue... I do want to put an effort into finding the location of Feodal's house. If I am following the route correctly, there appears to...

To continue... Raoul feels the irony of having to flee further behind the German lines, just as the Allied advance appears to be just a few...

Ah!...the penny has dropped :D This is glider #43 of Serial 31, Mission Elmira as seen in post #24 on the 'Greenham Common Glider Footage...

Hi Hans, Philippe Esvelin in his book 'D-Day Gliders' states on page 87: Your two pilots are confirmed as the crew of chalk #21: F/O...

Hi All, Kevin in NCAP has sent me some revised links for this tutorial to reflect updated pages on their site. This revision is now included...

Well spotted Hans, I wonder which side of the line is the AA fire coming from? :D [img] [img] Regards, Pat

Hi Jan, I don't have full access to the web from my work PC, but if you search on the Critical Past site using the term 'Caen bombing', two of...

Hi Ellen, If you have the time, we would be delighted to read your thoughts on the book. I have always been fascinated by the exploits of...

Hi Jan, When you are checking your records for the 'Caen - RJ' aiming point, the old city map which I found here on the BnF Gallica site may be...

Jan, Now that's what makes this Monday morning perfect! :D There is no doubt but that this is WT-B 'The Gremlin II' in stills 224-232 and...

Just a little more... I have made some progress following the 323rd route to the 'Caen -RJ' target on the 6th June using footage in this...

RE: New Horsa Chalk markings? Well spotted Charles, I would have little doubt but that this is a 4th 'dot' Horsa. My money is on 'dot 46'....

Hi Hans, Location remains unknown, but I have been able to link all stills from #121 through to #156 to the same location/target. I'll post...

RE: New Horsa Chalk markings? Hi Neil, I could be wrong, but I suspect the dot has more to do with the cargo carried that with the unit which...

RE: New Horsa Chalk markings? Hi Guys, Nice set of photos Neil. This is one of three known 'dot' Horsas on the La Londe A-6 ALG, the other...

Thanks Patrick, That is good to know and will save a lot of time if we receive a request from a 505 RCT family. Regards, Pat