sorry for the lateness just saw this on now !
On your local ITN now, some of you might be able to get it on +1 hour if viewing through your sat TV .
By: jettisoning - 29th August 2011 at 12:47
Gordon Carter RCAF 35 Squadron
gordon carter was featured as an evader .
the commentary indicated his HALIFAX was shot down in BRITTANY in SEPTEMBER 1942
several photographs of carter and halifax a/c were included
can anyone give me the serial number of this particular a/c ? i’m not meeting with much success at present with the 1942 volume of BCL
the 1943 BCL Losses p459 lists F/O GHF Carter RCAF as an evader
i have tracked down references to gordon carter in Bill Grierson’s WE BAND OF BROTHERS (J&KH Publishing ISBN 1 9000511 89 4) p202 which includes references to the same items mentioned in the documentary – the young lady – and the evasion in a fishing boat – but no mention of which particular halifax or specific date .
there is a tantalising mention in grierson’s text to JC ‘Tommy’ Thomas as pilot – and to a photograph of ‘tail gunner Bill Freeman’s body’ .
anyone able to assist further ?
By: jettisoning - 29th August 2011 at 12:47
Gordon Carter RCAF 35 Squadron
gordon carter was featured as an evader .
the commentary indicated his HALIFAX was shot down in BRITTANY in SEPTEMBER 1942
several photographs of carter and halifax a/c were included
can anyone give me the serial number of this particular a/c ? i’m not meeting with much success at present with the 1942 volume of BCL
the 1943 BCL Losses p459 lists F/O GHF Carter RCAF as an evader
i have tracked down references to gordon carter in Bill Grierson’s WE BAND OF BROTHERS (J&KH Publishing ISBN 1 9000511 89 4) p202 which includes references to the same items mentioned in the documentary – the young lady – and the evasion in a fishing boat – but no mention of which particular halifax or specific date .
there is a tantalising mention in grierson’s text to JC ‘Tommy’ Thomas as pilot – and to a photograph of ‘tail gunner Bill Freeman’s body’ .
anyone able to assist further ?
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August 28, 2011 at 8:24 pm