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Hi Allan, All I have on him is this reference on page 149 of 'One Night in June' by Kevin Shannon and Stephen Wright: [img] Reading it again,...

To continue (p. 37)... There is an interesting account through the eyes of the Mortain postman, Gautier (no first name given) as he cycles his...

To continue from the American thread post #16. Feldmarshall von Kluge received a telephone call from Generaloberst Alfred Jodl, (Chief of the...

Guys, Anyone got a copy of 'A Pride of Eagles' by Beryl Salt? The review below tells of a list of PoW Rhodesian Airmen in the appendices:...

Hi Sean, Yes, the way its written in the book would seem to imply he was Rhodesian. Still no closer to finding him :D Regards, Pat

Don't know Charles, Unfortunately the price to be paid for viewing these films online is compression, which equates to loss of clarity,...

Hi Guys, The figure '325' is from No 41 Squadron's wiki page and refers to the total number of pilots which flew with that squadron in WWII:...

To Continue... The 1st of August was a sunny day and the residents of Avranches who had not fled the fighting lined the streets as the new...

Thanks Sean, I don't have 41's ORB but from reading the account on your three links, I get a sense that F/O Refshauge was not captured by the...

Thanks John, I missed marking that one in the excitement :D Press F5 to reload the page to see wreck #4 marked up. I wonder which side of...

Right, here is my theory: First the ground shot again - note the torn up soil in front of the foreground wreck and the 2nd wreck in the middle...

OK, I think I have the Sherman wrecks location :D It hangs on more than just the two bell towers on the horizon here but it's 1:30am and I...

Thanks Dale, I don't have any additional information on the Rhodesian other than what's mentioned in the book. Another mystery to resolve :D...

Mmm... I wonder is our Rhodesian pilot one of the two survivors from No. 41 Squadron RAF hit by flak on D-Day? :dodgy: This is cut from the...

Hi Dale, Confirmed; he is the same guy. To keep this thread on track, I have posted my bit of digging on your 'Glider Pilot PWs at Rennes...

Hi Dale, To follow up on your post #3 in Hans's 'US7 Sortie 1836' thread, I found an account of Rennes Hospital given by S/Sgt Bill Musitano, D...

Hi All, I found two dams on the River Selune as marked on the GE extract below. Note the village of Pontaubault at upper left: [img] However...

Sounds a lot like your man Dale! IIRC, his first name and/or initials are mentioned in the account or in the notes at the back of 'One night in...

Hi All, On what I take to be the evening of 31st July, following dinner at Third Army HQ, Patton decided no further time was to be wasted:...

Hi All, To continue... Stuart Hills finally received orders on Tuesday 13th June to rejoin the Regiment with his new Sherman. The trip from...