From: To: Subject: Re: 654 Date: Friday, January 27, 2006 10:48 Tom, And one more: B-24H-5 DT 41-28654, the one shot own by "friendly" fire over Murmansk later in Sep 44 (date?). Great Ashfield, near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, was the home of the 385th BG, a B-17 unit. I wonder why 654 had flown down there from Leuchars. I note the strong connection between 453rd BG and Operation Ball: both 654 and 196 (B-24H-10 FO 42-52196 ) were both part of the 453rd BG original cadre, as was Capt. Tarbell and his crew. Both planes flew their last mission with 453rd BG on 20 Jun 44, had undergone major repairs for accident or battle damage and were probably getting war weary. With 42-73477 (originally 448th BG - last daylight bombing mission 7 May 44 and two visits to depot during September!) that makes three. Another three to go? All the members of Capt. Tarbell's crew listed in the Summary of Operations on Ball flew with him and /or another 453rd BG Pilot out of Old Buckenham, very close to where I was living in WW II, before joining Col. Balchen. Their stories would make fascinating reading! Joseph G O'Connell (Co-pilot) is or used to be a member of the 2nd AD Association. Howard W. Cole died in 2004. Hulon O Briggs and Charles E. Broadwater are or used to be a members of the 453rd BG Association. No trace of Tarbell or the others. I will check to see if the addresses I have for O'Connell, Briggs and Broadwater are still valid but before doing so, I will wait to hear if you have had any contact with members of the crew. Tom. Dans un e-mail daté du 27/01/2006 17:17:03 Romance Standard Time, defactohistorian@comcast.net a écrit : Another one.... 196 went down with O'Hara so it's covered... TE, ret. ----- Original Message ----- From: _Tombrittan@aol.com_ (mailto:Tombrittan@aol.com) To: _defactohistorian@comcast.net_ (mailto:defactohistorian@comcast.net) Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 08:54 Subject: Re: 477 Tom, I meant to ask if Capt. Tarbell was Capt. Franklin S. Tarbell who flew 30 missions in 453rd BG from Feb 15 thru Jul 7, 1944. Also, just noticed the Sep 17 entry. Yes JSA-50 CO 42-73477 is recorded elsewhere as having flown to 3 SAD, Watton, on 17 Sep 44 to have a broken generator bolt removed on # 4 engine. Must be our man! Tom B. Dans un e-mail daté du 27/01/2006 16:24:08 Romance Standard Time, defactohistorian@comcast.net a écrit : Another teaser here...