Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard, That is an American B-24 below the B-17. I have a friend who manned the belly turret on one. They picked the smaller airmen for that confining position. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> To: <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2010 10:35 PM Subject: [Leica] John's Birthday > >>> >>> A painting of his B-17 on fire returning from a raid on Berlin. >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Burning+B-17.JPG.html >>> >>> >>> Larry Z > > Larry, > I like the Lancaster John has painted flying under his burning B - 17. > My half brother, born in Seattle, came north to Vancouver to join the > RCAF 205 squadron. He flew Lancasters for the only Canadian > pathfinder squadron - the one leading the other bombers on to > the target - and lasted until February 1945 when he was shot down > over Stuttgart. He was 22 and is buried in the Commonwealth cemetery > at Durnbach 45 km south of Munich. I have visited there - it has great > fengshui, > carefully tended gardens and one of the gardeners drives a BMW. > Cheers > Howard > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >