This is my blog. I hope you enjoy it. Please feel free to comment. If you have any personal interest in the battle for Normandy and would like to have an answer to a query you may have contact me.
D-Day Lancaster Bomber crew found
Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster PA474 at Kemble Battle of Britain Weekend 2009 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
I have stayed dozens of times at Le Fournet, which is a typical Normandy farmhouse located very close to Omaha Beach. Tony Graves the owner is an amateur historian and an authority on The Battle of Britain. Tony has dedicated his life to digging up and recovering crashed and shot down aircraft. Read the amazing story of how he found the shot down Lancaster bomber by a German Focke Wolf fighter on D-Day and how it had the most senior and decorated RAF crew to fly in WWII.
What people say
A LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase disembarks troops of the U.S. Army’s First Division on the morning of June 6, 1944 (D-Day) at Omaha Beach. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Many people have enjoyed my trips. Here is a typical quote.
“6th June 1944 will forever be remembered as an iconic moment in the history
of the 2nd World War and Paul’s genius rests in the way he not only tells
the story of the D Day landings with expertise and minute by minute
precision but above all in the way he brings it to life in a tangible way
for the visitor. Paul manages to convey the agonising tension, the fear and
the horror of the human experience endured by each man present on that
momentous day. This trip is more than just a wonderful trip in the company
of a passionate expert – it’s an unforgettable experience. Highly
recommended. ” Gordon Bromley
