388th BG Reunion

Changing the subject slightly, there is an annual event where old VETs get to fly again. They are always looking for volunteer pilots.

Check out:

http://www.projectpropeller.co.uk/pp/this-year/

I can strongly recommend it.

No,

The Forum representatives were sat on a wall at the other side of the cemetery.

Not speaking to each other :rolleyes:

But I do recall the A2!

Moggy

(CD Mailed about 20 minutes ago)

FAO Moggy & Yakrider

There wasn’t a chap with an A-2 with the artwork “Little Friend” close by at Madingley was there.

I was there laying the wreath on behalf of the 361st FG.

Really must meet up sometime intentionally.

361st Fighter Group New page

Cheers

Jason

Originally posted by Skipper1944
Hi Guys,
As one who has researched the 388th’s B-7G “Skipper “an” the Kids” I was overwhelmed to see these true heroes return; two in particular who flew Skipper during combat. Oreste Leto (not Marc Marcusson as mentioned in the first photo) was the last navigator to fly Skipper before she was lost in December 1944. Oreste kindly brought over his fantastic A-2 jacket with “Skipper “an” the Kids” on the back – fantastic! Marc Marcusson was TT/Eng on Skipper and flew on the famous raid to Brux when “Skipper “an” the Kids” was lead ship and the 388th received the DUC – Marc also claimed a confirmed Me109 as destroyed during that great day.

Hi Graham,

Really glad you enjoyed it. Which aircraft did you fly in at the reunion?

Can you just clarify the above please?

Marc himself told me he was top turret on ‘Chiseller’s Daddies’, but nobody has ever mentioned him being on ‘Skipper’ – least of all in the photograph above. :confused:

Moggy

Hi Guys,
As I was fortunate enough to fly over the “disuseds” from Knettishall during the reunion I would just like to add my thoughts to what was a once in a lifetime opportunity. As one who has researched the 388th’s B-7G “Skipper “an” the Kids” I was overwhelmed to see these true heroes return; two in particular who flew Skipper during combat. Oreste Leto (not Marc Marcusson as mentioned in the first photo) was the last navigator to fly Skipper before she was lost in December 1944. Oreste kindly brought over his fantastic A-2 jacket with “Skipper “an” the Kids” on the back – fantastic! Marc Marcusson was TT/Eng on Skipper and flew on the famous raid to Brux when “Skipper “an” the Kids” was lead ship and the 388th received the DUC – Marc also claimed a confirmed Me109 as destroyed during that great day. I wholeheartedly thank Oreste, Marc and their wives for making the trip over here and for also making my day! I hope you all enjoyed your visit, found what you were looking for, and that you will all return again soon. With the greatest respect to you all.
Graham Herbertson

Hi Guys,
As I was fortunate enough to fly over the “disuseds” from Knettishall during the reunion I would just like to add my thoughts to what was a once in a lifetime opportunity. As one who has researched the 388th’s B-7G “Skipper “an” the Kids” I was overwhelmed to see these true heroes return; two in particular who flew Skipper during combat. Oreste Leto (not Marc Marcusson as mentioned in the first photo) was the last navigator to fly Skipper before she was lost in December 1944. Oreste kindly brought over his fantastic A-2 jacket with “Skipper “an” the Kids” on the back – fantastic! Marc Marcusson was TT/Eng on Skipper and flew on the famous raid to Brux when “Skipper “an” the Kids” was lead ship and the 388th received the DUC – Marc also claimed a confirmed Me109 as destroyed during that great day. I wholeheartedly thank Oreste, Marc and their wives for making the trip over here and for also making my day! I hope you all enjoyed your visit, found what you were looking for, and that you will all return again soon. With the greatest respect to you all.
Graham Herbertson

Apologies.

Nothing new, just needed to move this back up near the top

Moggy

Hear hear!

A fantastic effort from everyone involved. Must have been quite an emotional day for everyone who was there.

Moggy.

Another heartwarming thread. It’s good to think that some of these veterans are getting the chance of a final flight from Knettishall. Must have been a great experience to be there. Our thanks should go to all those who made it possible, just a small part of repaying the massive debt we owe.

Thanks also to YakRider for the great pics from Madingley.

Regards,

kev35

And don’t forget

The ‘Flyers’.

Guys who brought aircraft at their own expense, through not particularly wonderful weather just to give the veterans a ride over E Anglia.

I won’t name check them all here, suffice to say you can see aircraft from the locality, Cambridge and Southend. Further afield – Rochester, Bidford and Elstree. Plus (without a map) the greatest distance travelled Shoreham via Cranfield.

(Some of the aircraft almost make it into FlyPast under their own right) 😉

Moggy

I’d still like to see the field filled with B17s though

Credit where credit is due

Last time Knettishall had a controller he was an American, snug in a (long since demolished) tower.

We got Vintage ATCO standing in the breeze behind his Renault 🙂

Thanks are owed.

Moggy

I did bugger all over the weekend. A pity no-one mentioned thiese events before – i’d have popped in the car and come along. Ah well…..

Great pics, great thread, really good to see it.

And the 388th at Knettishall still has an MT Section (Or Motor Pool as our US chums would have it)

Mogs

Marvin Friburt from the B17 “Ol’ Faithful” talks to Paul Cordwell, pro photographer, aviation history enthusiast and all round good egg.

yeah yeah…in the Mustang…we know 😉 :rolleyes:

I did on the Sunday for a while.

Not me,

I didn’t do Aerofair.

Moggy

‘Tis done. I probably saw you at the Aerofair as well and didn’t know it – that’s where I got my hat as a freebie.

YR

How stupid! A forum meet-up and we didn’t know it. Considering I also missed YAK11Fan two days earlier I’m not doing too well.

Any chance you could mail me a large file of the first of the Fortress images you posted to the e-mail address below? I’d like to include it on something I am doing for the Coney Weston Swan

[email]rob.pritchard@mmiiuukk.com[/email]

(removing the four duplicate letters first, of course)

Doesn’t matter if it makes a couple of meg, the server is attached by industrial strength broadband.

R

Affirm

Small world isn’t it!

YR