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Memorial day in Cambridge UK
Around 1500 people attended this years ceremony held at the Cambridge
American Military Cemetery on Monday and more than 118 associations laid wreaths at the beautiful plot on Madingley Road which was gifted to the US by the grateful people and Colleges of Cambridge. Approx 4000 US servicemen of WW2 are buied there and there's a memorial wall holding the names of 5000 missing in action The RAF Lakenheath Honour Guard rendered a 21-gun salute and the Joint Analysis Center, RAF Molesworth Honour Guard presented the colours. Music for the occasion was performed by the US Air Forces in Europe concert band and the 49th Fighter Squadron from Lakenheath performed a formation fly-by with its F-15E Strike Eagle jets. There was also a flypast by the Duxford-based American Flying Fortress bomber, the Sally B, with an American P-51 Mustang and Spitfire escort. RIP gentlemen some of us still recall your sacrifice. Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"Keith Willshaw" wrote in message ... Music for the occasion was performed by the US Air Forces in Europe concert band and the 49th Fighter Squadron from Lakenheath performed a formation fly-by with its F-15E Strike Eagle jets. I believe you dropped a number there. That should probably be 494th Fighter Squadron. |
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK From: "Keith Willshaw" Date: 6/1/04 8:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: Around 1500 people attended this years ceremony held at the Cambridge American Military Cemetery on Monday and more than 118 associations laid wreaths at the beautiful plot on Madingley Road which was gifted to the US by the grateful people and Colleges of Cambridge. Approx 4000 US servicemen of WW2 are buied there and there's a memorial wall holding the names of 5000 missing in action The RAF Lakenheath Honour Guard rendered a 21-gun salute and the Joint Analysis Center, RAF Molesworth Honour Guard presented the colours. Music for the occasion was performed by the US Air Forces in Europe concert band and the 49th Fighter Squadron from Lakenheath performed a formation fly-by with its F-15E Strike Eagle jets. There was also a flypast by the Duxford-based American Flying Fortress bomber, the Sally B, with an American P-51 Mustang and Spitfire escort. RIP gentlemen some of us still recall your sacrifice. Keith Any ceremonies at Stansted, the home of the ol' 344th? I dont know but I doubt it Art, Stansted is now a major commercial airport. Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Subject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK
From: "Keith Willshaw" Any ceremonies at Stansted, the home of the ol' 344th? I dont know but I doubt it Art, Stansted is now a major commercial airport. Originally it was a cowpasture. It got levelled, they lay down a runway and threw up a load of Niessen huts and we (the 344th moved) moved in. Now a major commmercial airport. eh. I guess the ol' 44th left a mark of greatness on that ol' cowpasture. (grin) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK From: "Keith Willshaw" Any ceremonies at Stansted, the home of the ol' 344th? I dont know but I doubt it Art, Stansted is now a major commercial airport. Originally it was a cowpasture. It got levelled, they lay down a runway and threw up a load of Niessen huts and we (the 344th moved) moved in. Now a major commmercial airport. eh. I guess the ol' 44th left a mark of greatness on that ol' cowpasture. (grin) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer Art, They now move approx. 200 million passengers a year and it is the 4th busiest aiport in the UK...see what you started :-)) Regards, BMC |
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Subject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK
From: "Brian Colwell" Date: 6/1/04 2:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: 5%6vc.640170$oR5.170110@pd7tw3no "ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK From: "Keith Willshaw" Any ceremonies at Stansted, the home of the ol' 344th? I dont know but I doubt it Art, Stansted is now a major commercial airport. Originally it was a cowpasture. It got levelled, they lay down a runway and threw up a load of Niessen huts and we (the 344th moved) moved in. Now a major commmercial airport. eh. I guess the ol' 44th left a mark of greatness on that ol' cowpasture. (grin) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer Art, They now move approx. 200 million passengers a year and it is the 4th busiest aiport in the UK...see what you started :-)) Regards, BMC Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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ubject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK
From: "Brian Colwell" Date: 6/1/04 2:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: 5%6vc.640170$oR5.170110@pd7tw3no "ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK From: "Keith Willshaw" Any ceremonies at Stansted, the home of the ol' 344th? I dont know but I doubt it Art, Stansted is now a major commercial airport. Originally it was a cowpasture. It got levelled, they lay down a runway and threw up a load of Niessen huts and we (the 344th moved) moved in. Now a major commmercial airport. eh. I guess the ol' 44th left a mark of greatness on that ol' cowpasture. (grin) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer Art, They now move approx. 200 million passengers a year and it is the 4th busiest aiport in the UK...see what you started :-)) Regards, BMC Who'da thunk it. from that little airdrome with one runway and a load of shacks it is now a major airport... Guess I'd never recognise the old field now. But I'll always remember it the way it was. When it wasn't cloaked in a peasouper, it was raining like hell.(sigh) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
... ubject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK From: "Brian Colwell" Date: 6/1/04 2:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time Message-id: 5%6vc.640170$oR5.170110@pd7tw3no "ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Subject: Memorial day in Cambridge UK From: "Keith Willshaw" Any ceremonies at Stansted, the home of the ol' 344th? I dont know but I doubt it Art, Stansted is now a major commercial airport. Originally it was a cowpasture. It got levelled, they lay down a runway and threw up a load of Niessen huts and we (the 344th moved) moved in. Now a major commmercial airport. eh. I guess the ol' 44th left a mark of greatness on that ol' cowpasture. (grin) Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer Art, They now move approx. 200 million passengers a year and it is the 4th busiest aiport in the UK...see what you started :-)) Regards, BMC Who'da thunk it. from that little airdrome with one runway and a load of shacks it is now a major airport... Guess I'd never recognise the old field now. But I'll always remember it the way it was. When it wasn't cloaked in a peasouper, it was raining like hell.(sigh) It is the airport of choice for hijacked aircraft to be diverted to! John |
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message ... Who'da thunk it. from that little airdrome with one runway and a load of shacks it is now a major airport... Guess I'd never recognise the old field now. But I'll always remember it the way it was. When it wasn't cloaked in a peasouper, it was raining like hell.(sigh) You can see pictures of the modern field at http://www.baapicturelibrary.co.uk/ Keith ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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