Author Topic: Goldmine of info (Read 583 times)

Guppy35 · « **on:** January 16, 2006, 12:51:50 PM »

http://www.iwmcollections.org.uk/

Search war in the air, color. World War 2

Narrow it to Spitfire for example and all kinds of good color shots show up.

Great stuff.

Bullethead · « **Reply #1 on:** January 17, 2006, 08:45:16 PM »

Very nice! Thanks!

Nr_RaVeN · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2006, 12:46:10 PM »

Im a moron... I cant get it to show me any images

TDeacon · « **Reply #3 on:** January 19, 2006, 08:53:21 PM »

Thanks, Guppy!!

(For some reason I never thought of this; was limiting myself to National Maritime Museum http://www.nmm.ac.uk/mag/).

Scherf · « **Reply #4 on:** February 02, 2006, 10:51:37 PM »

Many thanks Guppy:

I did a search for "Mosquito", and came across several shots of a memorial service near a village in Denmark for a 418 Squadron crew who crashed there. The bodies were removed by the occupation authorities, (apparently civilian, not military), and never recovered.

I have been corresponding for some time with a gent from a nearby town - a journalist who helped organise a commemorative service on the 60th anniversary of the crash. I believe he is also preparing a small book on the crew. I was very moved to know that even so long after the end of the war, the crew were remembered by the Danes.

I don't know if he's seen these shots - I must let him know they are at the IWM. Again, many thanks for the link.

Flight Lieutenant Robin Hugh Thomas
Flying Officer Gilbert John Allin

"Their Name Liveth For Ever More"