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17th Aug. 1943-70yrs on…

Schweinfurt and Regensburg- thankfully the resolve held true…

remembered with thanks…

regards
jack…

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By: alohha1234 - 17th August 2013 at 17:14

…….And a few hours after the B17s had landed from Schweinfurt, Bomber Command were taking off for Peenemunde. Also 70 yrs ago tonight.

and there is a reference to this on the BBMF facebook page this morning

https://www.facebook.com/BBMF.Official

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By: David_Kavangh - 17th August 2013 at 17:04

…….And a few hours after the B17s had landed from Schweinfurt, Bomber Command were taking off for Peenemunde. Also 70 yrs ago tonight.

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By: alohha1234 - 17th August 2013 at 15:30

I dont know if it works but this is from the airforce Mag another account

http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/1993/September%201993/0993regensburg.aspx

and it probebly looked a bit like this too

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and these are from the 100Bg at Thorpe Abbots sorry about the quality they were taken on a mobile phone. The vistas are taken from the greenhouse atop the control tower and part of a taxi way is all thats left

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By: Atcham Tower - 17th August 2013 at 14:45

This is how it was …

http://alliance.la.asu.edu/consortium/GCU113Web/113Readings/WWII_Quiz_Regensburgraid.pdf

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By: Moggy C - 17th August 2013 at 08:39

Good post.

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