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Hi John & Brian, Yes, it looks to me like the rear of the Horsa has been completely demolished by Otis's blast. If the tail section had been...

Hi John, Yes, I agree; we are short on detail here. I am not sure what the object of the exercise was; presumably they wanted to get the...

Hi Brian, Welcome to the forum. I envy you your neighbourhood with such a fellowship of great men at your doorstep. Your uncle must also be...

Hi All, Kevin has asked about the Horsas in the Pond Field on the Brigadier General Pratt's Waco Crash Site thread at this post. The only...

Hi Kevin & Patrick, My theory regarding the location of the landing aid being in the centre of Pratt Field hangs precariously on that black...

Hi Kevin, Interesting use of word 'proper' indeed. As I understand it, glider pilots were given a specific field as a primary landing site...

Hi Don, The only reference to the position of pathfinder planted aids in the area I have come across is on page 84 of "Utah Beach - Sainte Mere...

Hi John & Don, Yes, the Horsa protruding from the hedgerow would indeed make a photographer stop and shoot some pictures. Once out of the jeep,...

Hi All, I am anxious to have a look at the Pond Field as another possibility for Brigadier General Pratt's crash site because of the sketch map...

Hi All, Just an additional snippet: It appears that aircraft MJ-276 was sent to the Indian Air Force for use as a trainer - see this...

Thanks Sean, Looks pretty conclusive now. It's easily at my 80% certainty threshold. I wonder if F/O Robinson's Log Book is available? It...

Hi Folks, Now I cannot claim to have found this new photograph of LO-C on the La Londe A-6 ALG as I was led to it having found Michel Le...

RE: F/Sgt Fox Hi Sean, Your scenario does indeed work well. I think we can safely rule out these two aircraft and pilots as candidates for...

One more thought... If the 'skin' on this Spitfire is correct, aircraft LO-D was flown at some stage by the Free French Pilot, ASP Pierre...

Sean & All, Of the entries you pointed out in the ORB above, I like both the date and the circumstances of F/O G.L. Robinson's visit and...

Hi Sean, Many thanks for providing us with a copy of No. 602's ORB for June '44. I have added it to our Library area in the 'Advanced...

Hi John, Not ruling it out at all - it's still my favourite site by a long shot ;) However, I don't want the dust to settle there - by...

Hi Guys, As to attempting a tie up with chalk numbers and the Wacos we see in the two aerials, I would urge caution. Most especially, the...