http://forum.armyairforces.com/(c) ArmyAirForces30I saw your post about the mission of 9 August 1944. My father who was part of that mission, Nick Salvito, is still alive. I appreciate the photos that you have posted of the area and the aircraft and have been sharing some of this with mhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163490Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:56:39 GMT Chris, thanks so much for the photos. Where in the world did you locate them ? You are much better than I at locating photos. Sorry for the delay in responding as I have been busy with the 94th BG and put Lt. Touchetthttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163331Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:18:22 GMTHi , Sorry , indeed i mentioned the wrong date. Moonmanhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163314Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:41:23 GMTHello Moonman, I've been busy to study this crash for a while and saw that you've mentioned the wrong crash date. The B-17 of Major Brooks Jr took off from A-92 on the 21 of September 1945 at 20.33 Hrs for a routine night flight ofhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163296Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:23:55 GMTHello , When you check the Overseas Accident reports , the following info comes up . B-17G - 44-8477 - 366BS/305BG A92 http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163283Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:05:28 GMTAre you sure of the serial? according to my search on the web, the serial match with a P38.We have no information about your pane in the central file of the Royal Belgium Army Museum in Bruxelles. May be we can get more information on the 305th BG webhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163267Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:52:34 GMTHello , Is there someone who has additional information , perhaps picture from the airplane or crew from this 305BG accident ? 04/11/1945 Montenaken ( near St-Trond Belgium ) B-17 Crashed at 01.25 hrs , aircraft on fire 44-8477 -305Bhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163177Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:31:19 GMTMoon - I don't have the Nose Art Book. You should do a New Post in 305th BG Forum and ask if Members that have it could Scan and send it. Ian White or CA may have the photo also. Mike http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163145Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:48:46 GMTHi again, thank you all VERY much for all the info you have passed to me. I have now started to retype 50+ pages changing little mistakes. I hope to have done in next week If anyone else has anymore info or even photos of the pow camp i wohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163128Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:32:35 GMTHello Mike , Do you have any idea how i could get a copy of one of these ?http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163126Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:16:52 GMTMoon - Photos: National Air and Space Museum Library Photo # A60676AC Book: Vintage Aircraft Nose Art by Gary Valant Page 29 Mikehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163097Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:31:03 GMTHello , Is there someone who has additional information , perhaps picture from the airplane or crew from this 305BG accident ? 04/11/1945 Montenaken ( near St-Trond Belgium ) B-17 Crashed at 01.25 hrs , aircraft on fire 44-8477 -305BG/366http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163088Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:17:50 GMTAnd finally... The last part of the story, or at least taking the group into Lechfeld!! As follows .... At the end of December 1945, as stated earlier, the 305th had begun to move men and ehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163075Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:07:32 GMTI forgot to add a remark on the three pictures attached on previous post! A great shot of a former Lead ship, PFF H2x Pathfinder, now flying on the photo mapping project. Picture beleived to be at Lechfeld Germany soon after the group reassignment themhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163074Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:58:25 GMTHi all.. Belated continuation of the story.... One of the biggest headaches to face the whole project however was not equipment and its availability, as great as it later was. One of the largest problems to sohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163073Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:49:36 GMTHello all, I probably have the MACR if there is one. I have many photos of Breen and Barrell from the Old Bill days. I don't have much to add to this story other than from what I understand, Floyd Truesdell was a very phttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163019Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:27:44 GMTHi Bob I have been very interested in following your request for information relating to Eager Eagle, this B17 crashed into my fartherin laws farm in the village of Foulsham August 43. I have been collecting finds from this unfortuhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162984Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:27:43 GMTIan, FYI, thirty seven 303rdBG aircraft (B-17s) bombed Dresden on Feb. 15, 1945 as a secondary target. We dropped 631 250-lb. H.E. M57 bombs and 10 units of leaflets. The bombing was PFF through a solid undercast. The phttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162936Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:40:40 GMTHi all.. Hello Dug and Bob G. The Dresden story comes up a lot, usually from armchair historians, many from the UK and Europe, who seem hell bent on as Bob mentioned, painting the whole event as an act or pure terrorism. What is not often mehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162927Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:36:09 GMTHi Tracy , Sorry my bad. &nbsphttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162905Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:03:03 GMT