Checking out that Spitfire !!!!

Two of the finest fighter pilots of all time sitting side by side, Galland was a pleasure to speak with as well and the talk they gave on the Battle of Britain was outstanding and took plenty of time for question and answers by the audience. I sat beside a pretty good pilot in his own right, P-47 56th FG Ace Bob Johnson. Galland & Johnson really put on a show with great give and take between the two aces. Now these shows are very rare indeed ! Galland spent alot of time checking out that Spitfire Print !!!!

BlueNoser352!

Thanks alan125 for the note on Hurricane Dig!

Thanks for the notes on “The Huricane that saved London “, we only got the very limited version of the program and sadly the US version was a voiced by an american announcer and not the woman presenter ( we say anchor here in the states). I was hoping for that version of the program here and remove the commericals that aired and you get maybe 50 minutes of a program. Not familiar with the Vic Murphy story that you speak of on Channel 5. We are getting the Time Team porgrams here on History Channel International. Thanks for the update on those programs!

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BlueNoser352!

B-17 Diabolical Angel at Deenethrope!

Found this one in my collection of 401st Nose Art , given to me by one of crew from this B-17!

More 339th Mustangs at Fowlmere !

Here are two more Red & CheckerBoard P-51’s from the 339th sitting on the field at Fowlmere! Photos’ from the Stanes collection of 339th FG! Enjoy!

TC!

BlueNoser352 On Holy Ground !!!!

” Hey, where did all those wonderful BlueNose P-51’s Go?”….. Here I am at Bodney and walking on what I consider holy ground . Heck when I retire I just might relocate back to Bodney ! Wonderful country and when you walk in a place like this you can feel the power of the men who came and defeated evil and insured the freedom’s for our generations and those to come ! I also feel the same way when I walk on British airfields as well !!!!

A Salute to the real BlueNosers from a greatful BlueNoser352!

The Hurricane That Save London !

Watched it twice last night on our version of “The History Channel” and the Time Team production with the Spitfire in France was on The History Channel International as well. I thought the program on the Hurricane was fantastic and what elements to the story. Speaking as someone who works in television news , the wonderful archieve material and the mere fact there was footage of the actual crash of his fighter and the German bomber to use. Plus its been over 60 years since that happened and the Pilot of the Hurricane and his ground crew member are both still alive to be interviewed. Plus the added fact of the local people who still remember that day back in 1940….that is truly amazing. Hats off to the recover team for their hard work to do this and get premission from the government to do so. I bet there were many local levels of government to deal with to make that happen. With commerical’s here , it ran about 55 minutes on the History Channel. Was it a longer program when it aired on UK television. Which broadcasting company carried it live on tv…BBC ? Channel 4..? What a great way to tie in history and teleivsion. Could not ask for a better way to tell and story with the key figure alive and their at the end of the program. The Time Team program on the Spit was excellent as well and makes you wonder how many other WWII crash sites are out there to explore?

Thanks!
BlueNoser352!