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April 15th, 2005, 01:30 PM
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the picture was taken during one of those missions
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It's interesting to see both German and Polish placename spellings. I have some relics of a Lancaster which went to Stettin on 5th January 1944.
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April 15th, 2005, 01:45 PM
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the question is which name of those towns was first  )
what do you mean relic?
how did you get those?
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The relics are parts of the aircraft dug up from the crash site.
OK - next question ; an easy one !
Who were the ' two brooms ' ?
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April 15th, 2005, 03:28 PM
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easy one????
no idea !!!
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A clue ; one famously remarked to the other in a moment of great tension :
'Just fly West with a dash of North until I sort myself out...' [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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sorry
no idea!!!
maybe I am not too good at english
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Another clue : a very famous twin-engined British aircraft is involved....
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That's the aircraft - but who were the brooms...? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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sorry I am not good at this question
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Ok Martin
I surrender !!! 
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Anyone else ready to have a go at the answer ? ( It's a bit easier than Otto's Rudel question ! [img]tongue.gif[/img] )
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I think we had this Q before? At least these two were discussed here on the forums....Well, I know one was called Ivor Broom...but the second one... [img]redface.gif[/img]
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Go on, Stevin - halfway there ...! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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At 571, Ivor teamed up with navigator Tommy Broom ( no relation ) to form the legendary 'flying Brooms '. As part of 8 Group's LNSF, they took part in many specialized raids and Pathfinder operations, being posted as a Flight Commander to 128 Sqn and then as CO to 163 Squadron - still on Mosquitoes.
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There ya go....
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Those words seem vaguely familiar !
'Tommy' is still with us and made a brief appearance at last weekend's Mosquito reunion.
Well done, Stevin - over to you..... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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What caused the delay of the US forces who were to participate in the Battle for the Rhineland? The British forces launched the attack, soon to be followed by the US forces. But it took a while before the Americans could pitch in. Why?
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a trip of few German Panzer divisions for sightseeing reasons called "Ardennes Offensive"
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in a wider context...perhaps. But the battle for the Rhineland opened way after the Ardennes offensive was long petered out.
Sorry, I am looking for another answer.
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beacause Monty got most of the fuel supposed to be given to Patton?
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Again a very good try, Stanchev, but unfortunately no. Monty did get first dips on petrol and resources for this offensive, but the situation with the American divisions was not so dire that they couldn't move. No, the reason has more of a "fluid" reason, where nature and the Germans 'worked together'....
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Was it something to do with the Roer dams..?
( Later : The Roer River valley dams, which were blown by the Germans on February 23rd, thus holding up General Simpson's 9th Army...?  )
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That's it, Martin. [img]graemlins/vc.gif[/img] It took a few weeks before the water subsided sufficiently for the Americans to make their push in support of the Rhineland. The battle for these dams cost the Americans numerous casualties in the Huertgen forest...
Over to you, Martin...
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