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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Fatman on May 26, 2009, 06:58:06 PM

Title: For those of you interested in things WWII and close to Reading PA 6/5-7th
Post by: Fatman on May 26, 2009, 06:58:06 PM
French village to explore (German held) and full battle Sat @ 15:00

(http://www.maam.org/wwii/photos/village/WW2-WKND-2008-BENTON259.jpg)

(http://www.maam.org/wwii/photos/battle/DSCN1001.jpg)  (http://www.maam.org/wwii/photos/battle/Start-of-the-battle.jpg)



Airshow Saturday and Sunday, 13:00 to 16:00, link to planes coming: http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_acft.htm (http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_acft.htm)



(http://www.maam.org/wwii/ww2_images/B17jezewski.jpg)

Flights available on bombers, FBs, trainers. Expensive, but if you have the cash...

Also eight members of the "Band of Brothers", Easy Co., 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, and these guests:

John Alison  «   General, USAAF, fighter ace, CBI
Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson  «  Colonel, USAAF, triple ace, test pilot
Richard Cole  «  Lt Col, USAAF, Doolittle Raider, Plane #1 Co-Pilot
Thomas Griffin «  Major, USAAF, Doolittle Raider
Dutch Van Kirk  «  Major USAAF, 509th Composite Group, Navigator of the 'Enola Gay'
Jack Widowski  «  Major USAAF, B-29 Navigator - Atomic Missions
Hank Heim  «  Major, USAAF, B-17 Pilot and Pearl Harbor Survivor
Frank Speer  «  Captain, USAAF, 4th Fighter Group, P-51 Ace
Carl Constein  «  Lieutenant, USAAF Air Transport Command, Himalayas "Hump" C-46 and C-47 Pilot
Robert Fergueson  «  Lieutenant, USAAF, P-61 Black Widow pilot
Evangeline Coeyman  «  Lieutenant, Army Nurse Corps, Concentration Camp Witness
Mike Kuryla  «  Coxswain Third Class, USN, U.S.S. Indianapolis Survivor
Paul Gordon  «  Tech Sergeant, USAAF, 92nd Bomb Group, B-17 Ball-Turret Gunner, POW
John "Jack" Agnew  «  USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Jake "McNasty" McNiece  «  Sergeant, USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Jack "Hawkeye" Womer  «  Sergeant, USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Robert "Ragsmen" Cone  «  Sergeant, USA, Pathfinders, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne, "Filthy Thirteen" member
Roy Sherman «  Sergeant, USA, POW guard
Bill Fili  «  Sergeant, USAAF, 450th Bomb Group, B-24 Engineer/ Top Turret Gunner, Ploesti Raid, POW
Larry O'Rourke «  Sergeant, USA, Manhattan Project
Vernard Brinzehofe «  Corporal, USMC, veteran of Guadalcanal, Coral Sea, Saipan, and Iwo Jima
Jack Colby «  Corporal, USMC, veteran of Marshall Islands, Saipan, and Tinian
James White  «  PFC, USMC, Iwo Jima
Ed Wentzlaff  «  Ordinance Mate 2d Class, USN, USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor survivor





For much more visit http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html (http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html)

I'm trying to get there on Saturday.  :)
Title: Re: For those of you interested in things WWII and close to Reading PA 6/5-7th
Post by: m25operator on May 26, 2009, 07:53:09 PM
Looks like an awesome time, cudo's to those who set it up, Maybe another vacation is in order. Thanks Fatman.
Title: Re: For those of you interested in things WWII and close to Reading PA 6/5-7th
Post by: BAC on May 26, 2009, 09:50:58 PM
Figures.  I'll be in the area until the 3rd, then I go to Minnesota until the 8th.

"Missed it by that much." - Maxwell Smart
Title: Re: For those of you interested in things WWII and close to Reading PA 6/5-7th
Post by: DrFlsGood on May 29, 2009, 11:30:13 PM
It's the best WWII re-enactment on the East coast.  Definitely worth it if you're interested. ;D
Title: Re: For those of you interested in things WWII and close to Reading PA 6/5-7th
Post by: brosometal on May 30, 2009, 10:07:21 AM
I would love to see this.  Is this done annually? Can't make it this year but would definitely make plans for next.

FWIW
P-47 thunderbolt is my one of my favorite WWII aircraft.