Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary


Interesting to hear how the Brits did it. Thanks. Is your dad still
around. If
so give him my best.

No he passed away in 1982

Where was he in Belgium? I was up in Florennes surrounded
by Brits. Maybe we met there.Who knows? (grin)


He was in that region , they took Brussels on the break
out from Normandy before joing the drive towards Antwerp
and then Arnhem.

During the Battle of the Bulge his unit was moved to the Dinant
area where along with American forces they blocked the German
path to the Meuse.

On the 23rd of December they captured a jeep load of Germans
dressed as Americans driving a captured jeep. They apparently
didnt realise this section of the front was held by Briitish troops.

Keith

Not just surprised...SHOCKED ! I was over Normandy and there wasn't a
German
plane in sight over Omaha Beach from dawn to dusk. We flew two missions
that
day and never saw the Luftwaffe anywhere..

I seem to recall that there was Luftwaffe going TO Normandy beaches, but
most of them never reaching it, and the numbers were, well to put it mildly
insufficient. And It was propably in allied interests too to have enough
Fighters outside landing zones to keep them away. mr.Hitler didn't really
believe such a place was the actual landing site, just a minor decoy

Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 10/11/03 6:52 AM Pacifi

He was in that region , they took Brussels on the break
out from Normandy before joing the drive towards Antwerp
and then Arnhem.

I was one of the bombardirs that took out the bridge at Arnhem a few weeks
aftere the battle since the Germans were using it to reinforce an island in the
river.

During the Battle of the Bulge his unit was moved to the Dinant
area where along with American forces they blocked the German
path to the Meuse.

I know Dinant well and spent a good deal of time there. Was your dad with XXX
th corps? Those guys were all over that area and I knew many of them..

Arthur Kramer
344th BG 494th BS
England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany
Visit my WW II B-26 website at:
http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer

"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 10/11/03 6:52 AM Pacifi

He was in that region , they took Brussels on the break
out from Normandy before joing the drive towards Antwerp
and then Arnhem.

I was one of the bombardirs that took out the bridge at Arnhem a few weeks
aftere the battle since the Germans were using it to reinforce an island
in the
river.

During the Battle of the Bulge his unit was moved to the Dinant
area where along with American forces they blocked the German
path to the Meuse.

I know Dinant well and spent a good deal of time there. Was your dad with
XXX
th corps? Those guys were all over that area and I knew many of them..



Yes he was with the 6th Batallion Green Howards

Keith

Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 10/11/03 1:46 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary
From: "Keith Willshaw"
Date: 10/11/03 6:52 AM Pacifi

He was in that region , they took Brussels on the break
out from Normandy before joing the drive towards Antwerp
and then Arnhem.

I was one of the bombardirs that took out the bridge at Arnhem a few weeks
aftere the battle since the Germans were using it to reinforce an island
in the
river.

During the Battle of the Bulge his unit was moved to the Dinant
area where along with American forces they blocked the German
path to the Meuse.

I know Dinant well and spent a good deal of time there. Was your dad with
XXX
th corps? Those guys were all over that area and I knew many of them..



Yes he was with the 6th Batallion Green Howards

Keith


..
Who knows, we might have had a beer together in Dinant. Good old XXXth Corps.
They covered the Meuse in that area like a tent. (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