I went to 75th anniversary of B17 crash in Sheffield this morning

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The great things the US could do back then ( and of course Great Britain as well). I dont think we could rally like that again -we've lost much of our identity/purpose to nonsense

The saddest thing is that Mi Amigo was just one of ten planes that crashed on that one day in 1944, certainly makes you think.

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JPP needs a Dear Abby forum for this pantload

Please feel free to post your next museum trip as a current event in politics.

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It's wonderful that this man's dream came true, and to see so many people turn out for the ceremony... that crowd size is amazing. I can understand how the memory of the crash would stay in Mr. Foulds' mind forever. He was too young to have a tragedy of that magnitude happen right in front of him. And for it to happen during the war when every plane and pilot counted... I can't imagine.

Things a long time back can stay in the mind, but more if you knew someone involved, I think. Just after the German surrender Churchill noticed that Norway was full of German troops, that the man in charge was a wanted war criminal with nothing to lose, and the U-boat commanders there were refusing to obey the surrender order from Doenitz. It suddenly struck the Hero of 1910 that he should send paratroops in case the Master Race should decide to make a Last Stand amongst the Aryan snows. The weather, though, was appalling, and almost all planes were grounded, but for some reason just three were sent anyway, God knows why - perhaps the Tory Fuhrer realised a Rhondda boy was involved? They all crashed and everyone died. Just a few years back, the Norwegians decided to put up a memorial. Those who remembered my Uncle still cared, strongly: more than half the British there were family. I think the Sheffield bloke may be overdoing it, but the War affected a lot of people. It was incredible to see bits of the plane still lying up there amongst the trees! Those were rough old times. fair play!

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Why are there so many odious creatures in California? Fortunately this woman from Los Angeles is one of the good ones!

https://www.thestar.co.uk/retro/los-...park-1-9610891

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It's wonderful that this man's dream came true, and to see so many people turn out for the ceremony... that crowd size is amazing. I can understand how the memory of the crash would stay in Mr. Foulds' mind forever. He was too young to have a tragedy of that magnitude happen right in front of him. And for it to happen during the war when every plane and pilot counted... I can't imagine.

Yes I couldn't agree more, truly magnificent man.

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The saddest thing is that Mi Amigo was just one of ten planes that crashed on that one day in 1944, certainly makes you think.

About what?

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Video of the flypast, sadly there are no flying B-17s in the UK.

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Video of the flypast, sadly there are no flying B-17s in the UK.

that is truly sad, thanks for your patriotism and international travel logs!

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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

This is outstanding. Anyone who cannot understand what they did needs to check themselves morally. Carry on.

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that is truly sad, thanks for your patriotism and international travel logs!

I surprised that you didn't work Trump in somehow, probably the first non Trump related post you ever made!

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Not attacking the story, just the messenger

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This is outstanding. Anyone who cannot understand what they did needs to check themselves morally. Carry on.

Yes the usual scumbags, McSquawker, Guano and Moontwat.

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Yes the usual scumbags, McSquawker, Guano and Moontwat.

Birds of a feather.....

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