Hello. I am researching the WW2 service of my father who was posted to 168 battery 56 th LAA.He was with them all through N Africa and Salerno....
I came across the attached record, referring to the death of a distant cousin in Libya in 1942. It was in the Croydon, Surrey Roll of Honour. I...
Has anyone read of any incidents of US bombers hitting British tanks in Tunisia, April-May 1943? I have a very short anecdote from a veteran (and...
In a recent thread regarding a friendly fire incident (HMS Orion etc) there was some discussion about whether such things were investigated and...
Trying to get to the bottom of a story my Dad told me (and several other people) when I was younger. While he was on an unknown ship (presumably a...
According to sources Lancaster LM626 DX-M was shot down by friendly fire on December 17th 1944 near Bourgtherould, Normandy. I am involved in the...
On December 17th 1944 on LM626 DX-M, took off to participate in a bombing on Munich, during the mission it is said that the plane was shot down...
All, My grandfather Les Davenport was one of the first blocks of 500 RAF prisoners to be marched out of Fallingbostel 357 POW camp on the 6th...
I'm researching Frederick Alfred Woods. He was my father's cousin and they were inseparable in their teens until separated when the War started....
I came across this in the 14th Bn Sherwood Foresters War Diaries and thought it might be of interest, as it gives an insight into some of the...
Reading 'ORFORDNESS secret site' by Gordon Kinsey enjoyed this bit. The villagers were perplexed on 6th April, 1944, when 3 shells landed in the...
RAAF FATALITIES IN SECOND WORLD WAR AMONG RAAF PERSONNEL SERVING ON ATTACHMENT IN ROYAL AIR FORCE SQUADRONS AND SUPPORT UNITS 405112 Flight...
Was the term friendly fire in use in March 1943? if not what other phrase would be used? Dad was wounded by an American air force plane in Tunisia...
Sourced from 1st Bn South Lancs War Diary WO 167/784 On the 16th May 1940 at Veldkant, North of Brussels, Belgium. At 2325hrs shots are heard...
27 December 1942. On the above date Lockheed Hudson VI, serial FK389 of No.117 Squadron was attacked and shot down at Thelepte, Tunisia by...
:mad: Not long started my next book on 2nd Cdn Artillery Group Royal Artillery. NW Europe. They arrived in Normandy on 8th July 44 and by the 31st...
31st July 1942. The Squadron and Group ORBs both give a take off time and date of 08:55 hrs on 31st from Castle Archdale. The Sunderland appeared...
Were there any recorded incidents of "friendly-fire" between Soviet and the Western Allies Air Forces? Thinking of the situation over German...
"Friendly fire" incident off Normandy on 27 August 1944: SINKING OF HMS BRITOMART AND HMS HUSSAR BY FRIENDLY FIRE
The following article is taken from the UK newspaper 'Daily Mirror' Reporter Rod Chaytor. 17 October 2006. Dambuster Guy Gibson may have been...
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