One of the four squadrons that made up the 345th Bomb Group - The Air Apaches. http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20080909-NEWS-80909026...
A tiny bit more here: MIA WW2 soldiers' remains sought; 1 ID'd - UPI.com
Well done to the "German citizen". Closure for another family.
Excellent thread, Spidge. I go passed the Weary Dunlop statue and memorial twice every work day. When I have some time in the arvo, I'll take some...
Drrroooooool.
Makes you marvel even more at quality books like Lambert's Night After Night.
Indeed, sorry.
I know very, very little about the Spanish Civil War and did not know about the Australian involvement, Spidge. Thanks. A brave, very determined...
My thoughts exactly. Ten million pound is really not that much in the great scheme of things. Does the government up there have cotton wool in...
Sounds like an interesting story. Anyone come across him before?
Historian slams Air Force record keeping - New Zealand news on Stuff.co.nz New Zealand aviation historian Errol Martyn harshly criticises the Air...
Already am nuts! Went there in '89, Annie but only remember the aircraft (and admittedly before I developed a greater understanding of aviation...
An interesting project. Am I missing something in thinking that it is surprising that the US doesn't have something like the IWM or AWM i.e. a...
Surprising. 'Comfort women' memorial unveiled in Japan - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) A memorial has been unveiled in Japan...
Another chat with my colleague and some more anecdotes. Leslie and his new wife holidayed on the Black Sea about 15 years ago. He had just had a...
Give someone a bit of power and watch how much they'll abuse it. No imagination or flexibility with some of these suits. Makes you wonder how they...
Interesting. Here you have to ride a bike under 500cc for a certain period of time after getting your licence before you can "upgrade".
My colleague did mention SAS but also LRDG so perhaps the comment of coming in on the tail end of the desert campaign is very pertinent to SAS...
You lucky...although I'm awaiting photographic evidence...
Just speaking to one of my colleagues. He told me his Dad served in North Africa at the tail end of the LRDG ops and then "trained in Turkey" before...
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