For those of you who have been following this attempt to find, and communicate with, the pilot who attacked Lancaster A2-C July 28, 1944 you will...
Good Evening, Dad's friend and neighbour, Dieter, has finished translating the letter to Leutnant Straßner. We appreciate the help with this...
Hello, Erich, or anyone else familiar with German Nachtjäger files, can you explain the entries "Viermot" under "A/C type" at this site...
Erich, Sorry to hear you are still in the grip of this flue that is going around. If the translation turns out to be too big of a task, let us...
For those of you who have been following this thread, it appears that Leutnant Straßner is likely the pilot of the JU 88 that took down my Dad's...
Erich, Look for a private message with a draft letter from my Dad re. contacting Leutnant Straßner. E. Wayne Campbell
Dad sent me a couple of images of maps from the period. One, "Captains of Aircraft", shows the route to Stuttgart. They are posted here:...
Erich, wonderful epitaph for your cousin. I have posted an image of an old map of the area around Chateaudun including Freteval Forest, the...
Erich, I believe this image shows the nose art on A2-C. http://www.hilaroad.com/RCAF/514%20Squadron/target8.html Dad will probably verify this...
Martin, I am impressed with what you have been able to discover and share with us about the Lanc that Dad was flying - very interesting. I...
Erich, The Leutnant Straßner attack seems to be the best fit for time and place. Searching Leutnant "Straßner" in English, brings up "Strassner"...
Erich, The time and location of the two "Halifax" attacks certainly are in the right area at the right time. The radial engines on the Lancaster...
The Internet, and boards like this one, certainly have made the world smaller. I have alerted Dad to Reg Davey's greeting on this forum - they...
Thanks all for your comments. The producer and driving force behind this film is Doug Harvey. Doug lives in British Columbia. My father, Alex...
Online video sure tests the limits of the Internet. It is possible to download Google Videos if you install the Google Video player:...
I have posted the story of an RCAF/RAF Lancaster crew on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypNUEgNSV1w This 30 minute film was created by...
