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Discussion in 'Air War in Western Europe 1939 - 1945' started by encle, Mar 13, 2010.

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  1. encle

    encle recruit

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    my website www.terrorfliegerwarlog.co.uk has just gone live. it's the digitised war log of wireless operator David Cleary shot down whilst on his 30th bombing raid over Germany in 1943.
    Encle
     
    encle, Mar 13, 2010
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    Tomcat The One From Down Under

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    Very nice site mate, well done.
     
    Tomcat, Mar 13, 2010
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  3. mhuxt

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    Thanks for making all of those documents available, fine work and a good tale.

    Love the domain name too, btw.
     
    mhuxt, Mar 18, 2010
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    Martin Bull Acting Wg. Cdr

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    Yes indeed - well done on a nice job!

    I see from the 'Nachtjagd War Diaries' that no positive identification of the attacking aircraft has been possible. At least four Halifaxes were shot down within minutes of each other on the Western approach to Berlin ( some real Nachtjagd aces were active in that area including Sayn-Wittgenstein ).
     
    Martin Bull, Mar 19, 2010
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    thanks

    there's a couple of things I was unsure about in the log

    page 9 - what does the S badge denote? I can work out all the other ones apart from this one. I guess this must have been David's badge.

    page 119 - there's lots of bits and pieces in there, some bus/train tickets, a banknote?, his POW id tag, an AG badge but there's a few others - any ideas?

    Encle
     
    encle, Mar 22, 2010
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    Sparks. It was a nickname for wireless ops:

    The Wireless Operator

    Great work, encle. Thanks for putting it online
     
    alieneyes, Mar 22, 2010
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