new found on Footnote

[dujardin]

waist a little time on Footnote this afternoon and discover those nice photos


Marseille area , ferrying the troops, operation ''green project''

sgt Desales 458BG 753BS

320BG

pilot and co-pilot 9TCG

P-47 of the 365FG 386FS at St Aubin sur mer

P-38 pilot of the 15AF

nice view on helmet of this navigator

Lt Wainwright Jr 404FG 508FS in France

Lt Charles R Earls - top notch coordination in Germany

see the text below

''dozer devils'' 9TCG

"big time operator" of the ETO

B-26 crew in France

439TCG arrival in Cannes 21nov44

439TCG 91TCS

my favotite, cpl Edward Wright 9AF air depot - 11jun45 at boundary markers between Belgium-Netherland - Germany

byeeeeeee
marcel

 

[dmar836]

Marcel,
You find the best pics!

 

[tom james]

An interesting story goes with picture #8. John Wainwright, from Marshall, Texas, was a 2nd Lt. flying Tail-End Charlie in a squadron-sized armed recce about 4 o'clock in the afternoon on the 28th of September, 1944 in the vicinity of Arnheim(sc), Belgium when the squadron was jumped by 20+ BF-109s. In the ensuing dogfight Lt. Wainwright accounted for the destruction of six enemy planes, earning him a DSC and a promotion to 1st Lt. My dad was flying Tail-End Charlie in the first flight of the squadron, and was almost killed when a 20 MM shell destroyed his cockpit, grazed his head, knocked him unconcious and put him into a flat spin, from whch he recovered at under 1,000 ft. If anyone's interested, I'll try to post the original mission report. By the way, Lt. Wainwright was killed in July, '45 trying to do a snap roll upon take-off. He had told friends to watch him as he led a flight the following day- he had "something spectacular" to show.

 

[Jaguar46]

To look at these guys, you would not think that they were dressed for and in the process of serious life and death warfare. It looks like they are playing "Army", which they are, but not playing.