I am looking for information on the Halyard Mission from both the American side and the Serbian side.

Can anyone help?

Thank you
Leslie

Yougoslavian side here
Serbian Unity Congress | Serbian People's History - Draza Mihailovich and the Rescue of US Airmen during World War II

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Thanks Skipper
I look forward to reading the article. One of my dad's very close friends was shot down and spent over two months with Mihailovich. He is being used as a consultant for a huge film that is now in the works to tell this apparently widely unknown story.

Kind regards

Leslie

Glad I could help, I didn't know there is going to be a film about their adventures in Yougoslavia.
Have you read Freeman's The forgotten 500? You may have since you know about the story, but just in case here is the link.


Amazon.com: The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All For the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II: Books: Gregory A. Freeman

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Hello Skipper
I'm not sure the information about the film is widely known. Apparently it will be made in 2008 and Robin Williams will play Mihalovich with a possible of George Clooney playing Tito.
The friend of my father's who is working on this, knows about Felstead's book and says it contains many "untruths". He told me about "The Forgotten 500" along with 3 others that are very good by David Martin. Ally Betrayed, General Mihalovich,Patriot or Traitor and Web of Misinformation. Another book, was Too Little To Late, but he couldn't remember the author.
Norm, my dad's friend, is very excited about this as after the war, he has made it as he says"my lifelong mission to clear General Mihalovich's name."
Norm flew Wellingtons with #40 Squadron, 205 group, flying out of Italy.
It sounds like a very interesting story.

Regards,
Leslie

Yesterday, I read a posting by Julia Gorin here Political Mavens » Arthur Jibilian, the last of the WWII Halyard Mission Rescuers, is Dying that Arthur, Jibilian the last Halyard Mission rescuer has just 6 months to live. He has posted to one of Gorin's sites that he is not at all adverse to discuss his life and the end of his life. I sent him my best wishes & prayers and received a very nice response.

Here is a good article on the operation.

Rescue Behind Enemy Lines - Operation Halyard and the Rescue in Occupied Serbia » HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher

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