Hello All I am in touch with the family.The reason i stayed away for so long was that everytime i tried to come onto this forum i got a virus...
Can anyone put a face to CECIL WILLIAM NEWMAN DFC.He started out as an AG in 50 sqdn and was a WOP/AG in 635 Pathfinder sqdn in 1944.He was in W/C...
Some interesting pictures there,the aircraft on fire is a Hurricane but as for the German pics i don't know much about them.Thanks for shareing. Mike.
Many thanks for your help. Mike.
This unseen photo belonged to my late Father,i know there are some clever people on here so what information can you glean from the picture ? All...
Hello I did this years ago as my Grandad was in 501 service coy RASC,i wrote to the Royal Logistic Corps museum and they told me the Division he...
Collecting Military Binoculars - Germany This is where it told me they were WW1, 6X30 Marineglas are the ones i have just like in the picture.They...
I was half right about the Jena name as the company did split post war but i was wrong on the rest.I have a pair of Binos that i paid £7 for in a...
Thats where the Jena bit comes in,just google the history of Carl Zeiss. Mike.
Sorry, but if they are marked CARL ZEISS JENA they were made in EAST GERMANY after the war! Mike.
Cannot find anything on this medal on the web so hope someone here can help.I would like to know its actual title and if possible get a new ribbon...
Sorry Ray,no pics but thanks for the information. Mike.
I know the Germans used to mark some weapons to the unit they belonged to,so has anyone any idea what this means...4./A.R.3.29. Thanks Mike.
I am not an expert on the German military but i notice that they are not doing the Nazi salute. Mike.
From Ray and myself,thanks to you all for the information and your time on this subject. Mike.
Yes,he was 2nd Dickie!
Thats right,the ORB just states failed to return.Ray is still quite angry about the second pilot idea,it never taught you much and if a kite went...
Ray told me tonight that they did ditch the bombs as soon as they were hit.Thanks for the info,Ray is 88 and all these years he thought the pilot...
He remembers seeing the cannon fire going through the wing and felt the aircraft lift.They had a Cookie on board so was that ditched on the way...
They were hit just the once,the rear gunner had spotted it and shouted corkscrew but the pilot did'nt react in time.They were hit in the main...
