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The more I look at the image of the aircraft wreckage, the more I am inclined to think that it is the starboard wing section of a B-26. Either...
Micheal, Looking at the image again in post #1, the two objects circled in red appear to be very close to the road, of not in the ditch, whereas...
I am sure somewhere in the USAAF files it would be indicated as to what time zone was being used; would it not have been the same as the rest of...
The landing gear suggests a twin engine type of an aircraft that used a radial engine with four blades. My mistake. I was taking the engine...
True, and what is all the more interesting is the starboard wing section of a twin-engine aircraft, maybe a DC3, in the foreground. That does not...
Micheal et all. I concur with your grief over the misinterpretation of events or information for the lack of better explanation. I seem to recall...
I have seen this picture before and did a quick search. Not sure if it will help, but....: Normandy June 2015 - Day#05 – Thursday 4th June - part...
Thanks for the replies, and for the book recommendation Jpz4. I will definitely look this up. I have been consulting a fair number of primary...
I am wondering if the forces were being trained and prepared for the original target date of May 1st, 1944? Looking over things it appears there...
Allan, I do have Peter Celis's book but not Francois' yet, though I do have a fair number of the French publications on Normandy etc. This...
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They were part of No.2 Group, 2nd TAF who were assigned to the pre-Day attack plan; Noball operations, marshaling yards etc., and then support...
So, it looks as though we might have an answer. On the Photos Normandie flickr page they posted the same picture the other day as identified it as...
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Convincing...very convincing and I have to wonder if the "shed" was possibly not destroyed later during the ground offensive, if one took place in...
I see this thread needs a bump to get moving again. Do we happen to know if the areas in question were bombed; bombed heavily? The reason I ask is...
Hi Allan, Thanks for your feedback. Actually, I am more interested in what the 2nd Army was doing on a daily basis as I suspect, unless it was...
Thanks, Allan, Short of visiting, dare I use the old acronym, PRO, which I hope to do within the next 12 months, I am looking for a good...
Can someone point me to a book that covers, in detail, the operations of the 2nd Army in Normandy? Thank you, Stephen
Hi Pat, Appendix 'A' appears to reference the 541, which is what I am finding. Anything after that would be 'B' and so forth; I have come...