August 17, 2013 at 8:35 am
Schweinfurt and Regensburg- thankfully the resolve held true…
remembered with thanks…
regards
jack…
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
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.
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
By: Moggy C - 17th August 2013 at 08:39
Good post.
Moggy