Where’s Glenn Miller?

My only concern would be what happens when human remains are discovered in something like the “fox hole” dug in Latvia, then I remembered it was television, and the “farmer” that directed them to the dig site probably knew more than was mentioned, and like most things (American Digger or whatever it was called) it’s all rehearsed.

“It must be hard work going through life stamping out spot fires regarding ones reputation”

Only since the advent of the internet I’ll wager.

“Is this not the same as ‘Johnny Foreigner’ is massively corrupt and were not” !

Well I don’t see it that way; the term “johnny foreigner” could as easily apply to an American as an Egyptian, the Americans have had their civil war, and they quite like P40’s, it wont be smashed up with axes and swords on a youtube video just for the hell of it.

It may have been relatively safe in the desert, but that was then, this is now, and factions in that general area don’t have a whole lot of love for us westerners or symbols of our ” military/colonial past” obviously it would be better at the RAFM, but that isn’t to say that it wont be wrestled from the grasp of it’s current custodian some point in the future (if indeed it is actually stateside)

Bruce, presumably your statement needs to be filed under the heading “I know more than I can tell” because I certainly don’t know where it is!

Moggy I’ll not dispute the facts as you have set them out, as I don’t know any different; am I wrong in thinking that this aeroplane crashed near a gypsy encampment?
not that I’m suggesting their involvement, but as I understand it, the site could never be described as isolated, and what was found on the previous dig? we see all to often now that aircraft dug in the ’70’s (for example) that items not considered valuable are just thrown back in the hole, priorities (with regards to value) have change over the years, cockpit parts, engines, guns and yes personal effects were the “spoils of war”

Are you saying that the smattering of personal effects that you have listed above were deliberately removed from the decomposed remains of the crew? I for one cannot see why you would bother to do that for so little and then hide said remains (presumably back in the hole to be discovered on the next dig) and if you are suggesting that there was far more found (and not revealed) then why admit to finding anything?

As I didn’t see you last post whilst typing my reply either move this reply or delete it as you normally do. Edit – Might as well stay where it is

As far as I’m aware Tony Graves isn’t a member of this forum, so if you are waiting by the computer you might need to send out for some pot noodle….. what ever the circumstances of the Lancaster dig that seemed to upset so many uninformed members of this forum, it has to be said that at a crash site that has been excavated previously, it must be almost impossible to say when and what exactly happened; we both know that the French authorities were contacted, and I don’t believe they found anything un toward, I believe Mr Graves is a resident in France, and as such would think the powers at be wouldn’t have too much trouble finding him, if there were a need.

You yourself must be aware that many on this forum are easily led, especially by prominent members/ moderators (delete where applicable) and I urge you and others to restrict yourselves to fact.

Was a ransom demand ever received?

Back in the days of the CB radio craze the govt said we couldn’t use the US band radios because they would interfere with military communication, it was then pointed out by some knowledgeable (or not) person that the frequency was last used by Lancaster bombers; that being 27.124 MHz AM.