I've been meaning to look him up but looks like I needn't bother.
A modest bloke. His memoirs will be interesting.
I wouldn't worry, Kitty. You're being too soft anyway!
Atau, I think you're right about not knowing the long-lasting effects of radiation but I don't agree about not knowing the scale of devastation. If...
My understanding is it's like a 'halfway house' before posting to a front-line unit. Probably way off base there.
Always hate seeing ships like that.
It'd have to be, Geoff. I can't think of anything else other than maybe one of the wartime classes of USN submarines? Seems to be a few of them...
Funny you should mention him, Geoff. I only realised he was Australian-born several days ago when transcribing the details of Mayers for you. I...
I think there's an exclusion zone around Cerberus now after a storm in 1993 caused her hull to collapse. She should have been recovered and...
Clive Caldwell Air Ace by Kristen Alexander.
World War II ship to become massive coral reef - Miscellaneous Evidently not all of man’s influence upon the planet is wreaking havoc with its...
That's the one I was trying to find. Onya Geoff. There's also Otama in Western Port Bay that was offered on Ebay recently and the bow and screw...
That's an impressive career - I was very interested to see his time in East Africa. A very unflappable sort it would seem. Lucky to be able to run...
Great to see she still survives, Buster. Western Australian Museum - The Submarine Ovens
Did he serve in India/Burma? I think RC is a reinforcement camp/centre. Have seen BBRC with reference to India/Burma.
Went looking for the Invaders Time Team dug up a few years ago. Here we go: Time Team Bombers in the Marsh Article
I just picked up Lucky Lady by Steve Jackson. Looks a good read ... when I eventually get to it. Amazon.com: Lucky Lady: The World War II Heroics...
No hard evidence in this article. We'll see what follows. Interesting though that the Japanese thought they were up against 1200 when the opposing...
That is brilliant. Missed this earlier.
...and it can't be argued the families aren't still waiting for news. From an article posted in the Huertgen Forest MIA thread:
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