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  • cn8084
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    France

    bonjour
    quelqu`un peut il me renseigner sur cette carte de visite , soldat américain
    merci d`avance
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  • vdst63
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    Bonjour,

    "The 451st Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators and was stationed at Castellucio, Italy."

    Voici quelques pistes :

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    et même un petit film sur Youtube :
    Lien (https)

    Bien cordialement
    Vdst63
  • vdst63
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    Belgique

    Plus d'infos sur ce vétéran :

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    "Sgt Harold R. Mehl, tail gunner of the B-24H Liberator “Patsy Jack”, took off from Casteluccio, Italy on a bombing mission over the Pontet oil refinery. But one of the plane’s engines caught fire before even crossing the French coastline. The crew decided to press on, successfully dropping their bombs over the target despite heavy 155mm AA fire that further damages the plane. Due to the aggravated state of the engine, they aimed for Corsica, but had to turn towards the Massif Central 30km from the coast as the plane was not going to make it. Hoping to hide in the dense forests of central France the crew bailed out once they reached the Vivarais Mountains. However, the pilot stayed at the controls and rigged them before bailing out so as to not have the plane crash down into one of the isolated villages in their path. It was close. The jury-rigged strap snapped and the plane cleared the Setoux village by a mere 30m and crashed a kilometer away. Mehl witnessed Dandrew plunge to his death. Once on the ground, the crew found refuge on the top floor of the Vanosc boys’ school with the 13 US parachutists of the “Betsy” command before escaping back to the UK. However, in the interim Mehl prepared Sgt Dandrew's grave on August 4th, Sgt Barnabe's on August 12th, and LCDR Bass' on August 22nd with meticulous care."
    (Source : Lien (http)

    Bonne journée
    Vdst63
  • cn8084
    cn8084 100% (2959x)
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    1272 messages

    France

    Plus d'infos sur ce vétéran :

    Lien (https)

    -----------

    "Sgt Harold R. Mehl, tail gunner of the B-24H Liberator “Patsy Jack”, took off from Casteluccio, Italy on a bombing mission over the Pontet oil refinery. But one of the plane’s engines caught fire before even crossing the French coastline. The crew decided to press on, successfully dropping their bombs over the target despite heavy 155mm AA fire that further damages the plane. Due to the aggravated state of the engine, they aimed for Corsica, but had to turn towards the Massif Central 30km from the coast as the plane was not going to make it. Hoping to hide in the dense forests of central France the crew bailed out once they reached the Vivarais Mountains. However, the pilot stayed at the controls and rigged them before bailing out so as to not have the plane crash down into one of the isolated villages in their path. It was close. The jury-rigged strap snapped and the plane cleared the Setoux village by a mere 30m and crashed a kilometer away. Mehl witnessed Dandrew plunge to his death. Once on the ground, the crew found refuge on the top floor of the Vanosc boys’ school with the 13 US parachutists of the “Betsy” command before escaping back to the UK. However, in the interim Mehl prepared Sgt Dandrew's grave on August 4th, Sgt Barnabe's on August 12th, and LCDR Bass' on August 22nd with meticulous care."
    (Source : Lien (http)

    Bonne journée
    Vdst63
    • Posté le 7 nov. 2017 à 03:38
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    merci de vos infos
    ont ils opérés sur le sol français ou pour des bombardements spécifiques ?
  • vdst63
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    Belgique

    Bonjour,

    Le texte anglais cité dans un précédent message fait état d'une mission sur Le Pontet.
    Plus d'infos sur le crash de l'avion en Haute-Loire
    Ici : Lien (http)


    Bonne journée
    Vdst63
  • cn8084
    cn8084 100% (2959x)
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    1272 messages

    France

    Bonjour,

    Le texte anglais cité dans un précédent message fait état d'une mission sur Le Pontet.
    Plus d'infos sur le crash de l'avion en Haute-Loire
    Ici : Lien (http)


    Bonne journée
    Vdst63
    • Posté le 8 nov. 2017 à 03:51
    • #775159
    merci pour toutes ces informations