Though the Red Cross were responsible for the distribution of parcels, and responsible for checking on the welfare of POWs etc, they were not the...
I think Adrian knows a lot more about him. He may be able to expand upon that
Indeed he did but he was never a Pathfinder :) He was marking for 5 Group, and some of his methods were frowned upon by Bennett and 8 Group
Bell, Robert Leslie Thanks to Chris P on rafcommands
It was written by the Intelligence Dept (Fremde) of the Operations Staff of the Luftwaffe High Command (Luftwaffenfuhrungsstab ). It seems to be...
Beckford, Victor Elliott Reported as Died on Active Service, so illness or non-operational accident
Baker, Hugh Anthony Ballantine Lancaster NE121 30th July 1944 Mission to Cahagnes T/O 05.45 from Coningsby to attack enemy strong-points in the...
Abbott, Aloysius Joseph Paul on rafcommands kindly sent me these articles regarding the murder of Abbott. Thank you Paul
I love science like this: BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Science probe for 'space pistols'
Swine Vandals throw oil on HMAS Sydney memorial | PerthNow VANDALS have poured oil over a memorial to the HMAS Sydney in Geraldton, covering...
Afraid so pathfinder. There are two reasons - firstly the Oboe navigation system required required the aircraft to fly at height, and secondly the...
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And have you read the US Navy Official Histories? HyperWar: U.S. Navy in World War II
Welcome to the forum. It's good to see a passion for a subject, and you seem to be well versed in it. As for the book, have you tried contacting...
I posted before about the well deserved but overdue recognition of the Land Girls. This article below contains some excellent stories: Land Girls:...
To start with a hell of a lot of aircraft were lost on that night, as you probably know. Assuming that he identified the aircraft correctly as a...
I can't dind the hotel that Fred stayed in but shepheards Hotel is famous, and was quite a swanky place during the war. [IMG] [IMG] Elfi Bey...
Welcome James You and David Layne have a lot in common - a 97 Squadron connection! Lancaster ED862 being lost in July 1943, there is only two...
Completely forget another excellent memoir written by the author of the Flashman books: Amazon.co.uk: Quartered Safe Out Here: George MacDonald...
Hi Mike there are a number of books on Tobruk, of which Morse has posted one of the best. It really depends upon what you are looking for - an...
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