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  • Members: 206
  • Category: World War II
  • Founded: Oct 28, 1999
  • Language: English
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219 aerofan46 Offline Send Email Apr 2, 2003
5:07 pm
Hi, Here is a site that should be able to provide some information. Contact them with what you have. They do charge for their services and I am in no way...
220 aerofan46 Offline Send Email Apr 2, 2003
5:11 pm
Hi, Nassi, Albert P is listed among the names at this site: www.accident-report.com Contact them with what you have. I am not affiliated with them in any way....
221 yoman6618 Offline Send Email Apr 2, 2003
7:27 pm
Hi Ivo, great information - and very much appreciated. The only reference I had prior to this was that he flew in the 487th BG (for a period unknown). I'll...
222 wizzard52257 Offline Send Email Apr 2, 2003
8:36 pm
Thanks for responding, I have gleened all the info here and I am waiting for the accident report. I had hoped to get some more info on the crew and mission of...
223 steveshore@...
CEGnephew Offline Send Email
Apr 3, 2003
7:23 pm
I am looking for information on my great-Uncle Claude Elwyn Gatlin. He was KIA late in the war. I believe that he was a gunner on a B- 17 and was shot down...
224 John Dell
jkldell Offline Send Email
Apr 3, 2003
8:42 pm
Any Information from the Brave WWII vets , their families or historians out there would be appreciated, It will help in putting together a memorial book for my...
225 Ivo de Jong
ivo8thaf Offline Send Email
Apr 3, 2003
8:44 pm
Hello Steve, Claude E. Gatlin was not a gunner, but the pilot of B-17G 43-97398 of the 836th Bomb Squadron. He and his crew met a tragic fate on December 31,...
226 Alex Martin
aerofan46 Offline Send Email
Apr 3, 2003
10:02 pm
Hi, The MACR number is 9421 dated 9/28/44. Regards, Al ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online,...
227 steveshore@...
CEGnephew Offline Send Email
Apr 4, 2003
3:58 am
I think that your information may be wrong. I called my grandmother (his sister) and she told me the following: Elwyn washed out of pilot flight school and...
228 Ivo de Jong
ivo8thaf Offline Send Email
Apr 4, 2003
5:37 am
Yes, you are right! But what a coincidence that there were two Claude E.Gatlin's flying in the 8th Air Force. It is not a very common name. Your great-uncle...
229 Stephen Shore
CEGnephew Offline Send Email
Apr 4, 2003
3:50 pm
Thanks alot for the help. Stephen Shore TEC Well Service, Inc. 903-720-1465 ... From: Ivo de Jong To: wwii487thbombgroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, April...
230 efflux21 Offline Send Email Apr 17, 2003
4:32 pm
researching all info on 487BG aircraft crashed in Belgium during WW II. Thanks. Brussels Air Museum...
231 pmwebber Offline Apr 17, 2003
8:28 pm
Here is one. I have been reviewing information on the internet about the crash of B-17 "Treble Four" of the 487th Bomb Group on 24 December 1944. The plane...
232 René Torsin
efflux21 Offline Send Email
Apr 18, 2003
4:15 pm
working for the Brussels Air Museum I would like to receive all possible info concerning a/c who crashed in Belgium during WW II. Thanks. Rerné ... Do You...
233 thebigtman Offline Send Email Apr 21, 2003
8:03 pm
Hello, I hope that someone here can help. I'm trying to find some info for my grandfather who served with the 487th from '44-45. His name is Edward A. Haight...
234 Ivo de Jong
ivo8thaf Offline Send Email
Apr 27, 2003
7:26 pm
Hello Tim, I have tried to find your grandfather's name listed in the crewlists that I have available, but was unable to locate him. This does not mean that he...
235 bigt man
thebigtman Offline Send Email
Apr 28, 2003
9:42 pm
Ivo de Jong, Hello and thank you for your efforts. Here is about all I know from his service history. I know he entered service in '42. He was in England...
236 Alex Martin
aerofan46 Offline Send Email
Apr 29, 2003
3:24 am
Hi, My father also served in World War II. Here is an idea about how to get his lost medals and service history. Go to this site: www.missingmedals.com When...
237 bigt man
thebigtman Offline Send Email
Apr 29, 2003
8:27 pm
Alex, Thank you for the website. I appreciate the help! CPT Tim Haight ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster....
238 airforce1938 Offline Apr 30, 2003
2:52 am
I recently visited Lavenham airfield, the village and Swan Hotel. I have a couple photos of the airfield as it appears today and I will gladly share them with...
239 airforce1938 Offline Apr 30, 2003
2:55 am
I may have some information you may be able to use as I a short research on this particular crew. Send me your email address and I gladly share all the...
240 bigt man
thebigtman Offline Send Email
Apr 30, 2003
6:44 pm
Great! Please send any info to me at thebigtman@... Thanks, Tim Haight ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search -...
241 René Torsin
efflux21 Offline Send Email
May 1, 2003
9:00 am
Who can tell me the crash location of this a/c. Thanks. ... Do You Yahoo!? -- Une adresse @yahoo.fr gratuite et en français ! Testez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail ...
242 airforce1938 Offline May 1, 2003
9:52 am
The mishap occurred at Lavenham Airfield on July 17, 1944. Hope this helps if you need more let me know. Cheers, jose...
243 Alex Martin
aerofan46 Offline Send Email
May 1, 2003
5:28 pm
Hello, You can obtain a report of this from www.accident-report.com They do charge money for this service and I do not encourage anyone to spend money. I only...
244 Bush, Gregory E
eugenebush2003 Offline Send Email
May 7, 2003
3:31 pm
Gentlemen: I have an old WWII photo album which was assembled by Lt. O. L. Fisher (I believe he was with the 487th). He apparently flew on a B-24 Liberator...
245 Ivo de Jong
ivo8thaf Offline Send Email
May 7, 2003
8:08 pm
Dear Greg, I am very interested to learn more about the album and would appreciate any leads you can give about the photos that are available in the album. As...
246 leehauenstein Offline May 8, 2003
1:07 pm
Gentlemen, In my records I have a Peter OL Fisher, with an address in the U.K. I believe this is a post WWII (or so) address, making me think that Mr. Fisher...
247 peterworby Offline Send Email May 14, 2003
3:43 pm
... Fisher (I believe he was with the 487th). He apparently flew on a B- 24 Liberator over Europe as an APO. His photo album contains some very interesting...
248 John Dell
jkldell Offline Send Email
May 16, 2003
5:44 pm
Dear WWII vets & families; As part of research for a memorial book I'm making for my father in law Bill Lordi. I would love to hear from anyone who knows how I...
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