Memories of RAF B25s by FRASER MITCHELL

Contributed by FRASERMITCHELL

People in story: Raymond Mitchell

 

Location of story: UK, Belgium & Germany

Background to story: Royal Air Force

Article ID: A2299052

Contributed on: 15 February 2004

The following story was written by my father, Ray Mitchell, in 1995, for the newsletter of 139 Wing Association. 1995 was the 50th anniversary of VE Day, and also my parents 50th wedding anniversary. Called up in 1942, Ray had met my mother whilst working in the Air Ministry. He courted her throughout the rest of the war, until marriage in June 1945, a month after D-day. Final de-mob, and my arrival, came in 1946! 2005 will be their diamond-wedding anniversary. 139 Wing Association has now disbanded; living memory of WW2 will soon pass into history and be left to historians and others to argue about. It is important that those who were there tell their story.

Full story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/52/a2299052.shtml

Urban exploration Goetsenhoeven

Military airfield G

It was one of the first airbases of the Belgian air force. It was built in 1922 and housed a recon-group, equipped with Ansaldo A300 and De Havilland DH 9 aeroplanes. When the Germans invaded on the 10th may of 1940, the Luftwaffe attacked and bombed this airbase. The few remaining, undestroyed, aeroplanes were evacuated to France. During the occupation, the Germans used the airbase only as a back-up. At the end of the second World War, it was bombed again, but this time by the Americans.
http://wispr.be/gallery_urban_army_vlieg2.php

[vintage-and-warbirds] Spitfires buried in Burma during war to be returned to UK - Telegraph

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From: Steve Link

This is every warbird hunters dream!!!! From Tom Beamer..

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9203822/Spitfires-buried-in-Burma-during-war-to-be-returned-to-UK.html
urma-during-war-to-be-returned-to-UK.html

Or http://tinyurl.com/cxuqgt9

more at

 http://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2012/04/14/twenty-spitfire-discovered-buried-in-burma-to-return-to-the-uk/#more-1369

 

Thx to Jean-Marc for details

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