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Hi Folks, We have been contacted by Jan Foster of Austin, Texas, whose dad, Walter Foster was a lead bombardier with the 456th Bombardment...

Thanks for the confirmation Yuri, Any thoughts as to the location? There appears to be a large house or chateau in the background of...

Hi Allan, I don't know; a lot of these stories are shrouded in mystic and I suppose that very aspect serves to add fuel to the fire so to speak...

Hi Blainville50, I agree that the water purification story was a cover for the real mission. Do you have a location where this man was inserted...

Hi Yuri, I get a sense that the guy behind the type writer is possibly younger with a longer neck - maybe its just the viewpoint? In any event,...

Hi Allan, Yes, there are some desperate accounts of wounded horses running terrified through the chaos of the Falaise Pocket. I am sure some of...

Good work Hans, Just to the west of those 1945 frames, I see what appear to be mass burial plots on 1947 cover along the sides of the D717 road...

Hi Adam, I know he is not one of 453's men, but if you can spare the time, take a trip to Graignes to see the church where Flt. Sgt Stanley...

Hi Allan, It was probably all that could be done in the immediate aftermath of the battle of the Falaise Gap. I read somewhere that pilots...

Hi Hans, Have you tried for wreck parks in the areas of high density shown on the two maps from 'Tactical Air Power in the Normandy Campaign:...

Hi Guys, Doc's mention of Saint Come du Mont reminded me of work we done back in 2011 on the old Battlebus forum for the family of F/O John C....

Thanks Hans, I done some googling on 'Dingson 35A' and found this page from Tim Lynch's 'Silent Skies: The Glider War 1939-1945': [img]...

Kevin, Did any gliders land in your fields? If you would prefer not to show the location of your property on the open Forum, then that's...

Hi Kevin, Welcome to the Forum. Delighted to have you with us and I know the other members and I will be happy to help with your research....

Thanks Hans, Looks like these Jed teams were not expected to return; the stores officer deeming it unnecessary for Captain Knox to sign for his...

Sean and Allan, Thanks for the screenshot Sean. The Stackpole book has the Battle for Caen broken down into four periods with a two page map...

More... Sierra County seems to an error in the casualty list. I found two photos of Norman and some family members on page 103 in a book titled...

Thanks Adam, I'll keep an eye out for that book. Regards, Pat

Some more info... He appears to have been from somewhere in Sierra County, Montana and his service number is T-001183 Regards, Pat