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    Quote Originally Posted by moon View Post
    Well- that goes some way to explaining why you're a bigoted imbecile.

    Enjoy rolling in maggot shit.
    You'll always be a stupid bigoted foreigner...
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    Quote Originally Posted by RB 60 View Post
    You'll always be a stupid bigoted foreigner...
    Go home, paleface.
    " First they came for the journalists...
    We don't know what happened after that . "

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    Another tribute to brave men.

    Today in 1945 US Marines raised the American flag on Mount Suribachi, during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

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    Just went down to the park earlier, when I get a moment will.pist done pictures...watch this space!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RB 60 View Post
    My deceased father (a WWII veteran) was insulted for flying an American
    flag on this very forum by one of you leftist scum so that's mild compared
    to what some of you have thought.

    Here's another example of the left's "thoughts" of heroes
    "Westboro Baptist Church has issued a statement saying it will protest the funeral of slain Sgt. Dillon Baldridge in Ashe County on Friday."
    https://www.charlotteobserver.com/ne...157638719.html
    It seems to me, honestly, that it is not very decent or respectable to use a 'national' flag to stand for an extremist political group. It is like the way the Nazis use the unionist flag over here, as if we hadn't beaten them and their Great Leader without any silly ragwaving that mattered at all!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
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    They had the flypast at 8:45am, very moving ceremony attended by thousands. The pilot circled Endcliffe Park twice to avoid killing some children playing but the last good engine failed and they hit some trees and all ten of the crew died. It's good to see that this hasn't been forgotten by the people of Sheffield and the BBC did a great job covering the event.



    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ber-crash.html
    Great video Tom. Thanks for posting it. As you know My great Uncle (my paternal grandfathers brother in-law) served in the 8th AAF as a B-17 copilot and earned the distinguished flying cross. He was shot down over Austria and served out the rest of the war as a German POW and came within a gnats ass of being executed by the Bosch.

    Those of us across the pond who’s family members served there appreciate the fact that you Brits honor and remember their service and sacrifice to our common cause.

    Thank you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by anatta View Post
    I guess the B-17 was staged there for D-Day? People forget Britain was one gaint airfield then - I can't recall where the US ships though steamed from to Normandy
    OMG the AAF and B-17 groups were staged there two years before D-Day and operated the day time bombing operations over Germany. They suffered some of the highest attrition rates of WWII Where the average life expectancy was 12 missions when 25 or more missions were required. That didn’t change until late 1944 when the long range fighter P-51 Mustang came into service.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    I have a photo of my Uncle and his crew mates posing in front of their B-17 that I wish I could post here but it could be used to Dox me so I won’t.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    I have a photo of my Uncle and his crew mates posing in front of their B-17 that I wish I could post here but it could be used to Dox me so I won’t.
    Send it to me, do you still have my email address?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    OMG the AAF and B-17 groups were staged there two years before D-Day and operated the day time bombing operations over Germany. They suffered some of the highest attrition rates of WWII Where the average life expectancy was 12 missions when 25 or more missions were required. That didn’t change until late 1944 when the long range fighter P-51 Mustang came into service.
    Yes, the people that decided policy back then refused to change to night time bombing like the RAF. Hence, in 1943 especially, the number of men and planes lost was just crazy. The theory was that it was far more accurate to bomb in daytime and they could use the famed Norden bombsight. Of course much of the time it was near useless because the skies were far too cloudy for it to work properly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    Just went down to the park earlier, when I get a moment will post some pictures...watch this space!!
    Here is a picture of the memorial and Tony Foulds. Wonderful man, he told some great stories.

    He was talking to the US ambassador in the first picture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Havana Moon View Post
    Send it to me, do you still have my email address?
    I believe I have sent it to you previously. Let me know if you can’t find it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    I believe I have sent it to you previously. Let me know if you can’t find it.
    Just sent you an email.

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    maggot- post a pic of the house that the bomber climbed to avoid. Unless it doesn't sit well in your narrative, of course.
    It should be just 100 yards east of the younger trees in the wood that the aircraft hit. The site of impact is still visible by way of this newer growth, according to recent observers.
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