Hi guys and gals; I found the following book on the web for any of you that are interested in The flexible gunnery school at Kingman. Some of you may have...
Glacier I have recently found & joined this group. My father who died Dec 2005 was a member of the 487th & always proud of his service. He married an...
Linda, There is a group of 487th vets and family members who gather monthly for lunch during the winter in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area. Roy Wickerham and his...
I have recently found & joined this group. My father who died Dec 2005 was a member of the 487th & always proud of his service. He married an English girl...
Linda--my husband and I went to reunion trips to Lavenham in '92, '95, '99, (his dad was in the 487th). We met several of the town's people and I remember one...
Just remembered the man's name in England. Bert Carter--lived in houses by the airfield, and told us of his cousin marrying a 487th guy and moving to Ohio,...
My parents made a return visit to Lavenham in the 90's but not with a group-they went with Mom's brother who lived in Essex. Mom's never mentioned a relative...
Dear John Linders: On our 487th Bomb Group (H) site at: http://www.487thbg.org/ I clicked on Personnel & Aircraft roster, then I scrolled down the page and...
Dear Catherine The onley thing I have are a couple of pictures from Herbert Walton and 1 of his cadet time I guess I hope to get more info And pictures of him...
Dear Catherine The only thing I have are a couple of pictures from Herbert Walton and 1 of his cadet time I guess I hope to get more info And pictures of him...
Hello John, He was the engineer/top turret gunner on the Pezzato crew, which was assigned to the 837th Squadron on November 14,1944. The full crewlists is as...
Hello Ivo Your name is very Dutch?? Thanks for the info I allready try google but no info. I hoped that some one could tell me the nikname of there plane or a...
... From: T and Mary Frances Thomas To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:54 AM Subject: What's in a name A friend told me the...
My name is Malcolm Holland, from England I was wondering if it would be possible to use the facility of your group's forum to post a request. I'm looking to...
Hello Malcolm, That's a great request to post here. I would recommend a couple things. One is to check the web site, specifically the 'stories' section. One,...
Hi all, Thanks to Ivo's fantastic book (I am one of the lucky 1,000 owners of what is certain to be a much sought after book!) I found not only my grandfather...
My name is Drew and I have come across a roll of film from WW II. Tail code on one plane is Square P The number 338045 is under the P The number 0 is...
Hi, My name is Drew. I found a roll of film which I had developed and it is of pictures of a B17 crew. The tail code is square P. Under that is the number...
I'd like to see them, Drew. My grandfather piloted the b24 and b17, and i would like to see if he is in any of the pics. Thanks!! Christine (Grantham) Hanna...
Hello Drew, What a great find. The 2 aircraft were evidently part of the 839th squadron of the 487th. That RS you mention on the fuselage is undoubtedly a...
So glad to hear from you When rest of photos come I will gladly send and share all with you. There are pictures of the men so maybe someone will be able to ID...
Hi Drew, have only just caught up with your mail to the group, these are some details obtained from The B-17 Flying Fortress Story, by Roger Freeman and Dave...
Drew if you are considering making copies of the originals, I would like some if the cost is within my means. Yours Faithfully Dave T. Benham 424 Durnsford...
Hello Drew, Let me add my greetings to all of the others who have replied. My uncle was a pilot in the 487th Bomb Group. This is a great find! Do you know the...
Hi everyone, My Dad was a copilot of B17s and B24s. He mentioned years ago that he was engaged in "postholing" the Normandy beaches just prior to the invasion....
