The FReeper Foxhole Remembers Charles W. Anderson and the 15th Air Force - Oct. 8th, 2003

http://www2.gvsu.edu/~vandelej/part1.html ^ | Leslie VanderMeulen

[SAMWolf]

Hawaii! Good time of year to be there.

I'd love to see Pearl Harbor. Never made it to Hawaii except as a refueling stop.

Enjoy yourself and have happy birthday to the granddaughter!

[SAMWolf]

Unfortunately she didn't say what her grade was.

[SAMWolf]

Congrats to SamWise, Jr. Nice to see some kids are learning what's really important.

[SAMWolf]

Thanks skylight. Great story, how different the current CIC is compared to the last one.

[SAMWolf]

Yep. The 8th got all the press, the American people always treated the Med as a "secondary front". A discredit to the men who served there.

[SAMWolf]

I got the set for Christmas. It's a great series. The book is excellent too.

[bedolido]

One of my favorite movies is "Battle of Britain". I have read many books on the battle and watched the english film version of the story. Amazing air battles of strength and endurance against overwheming odds. The Germans were also brave and fought well. The English were blessed (and lucky) because the German leadership were fools. If they had let real airman wage the war the outcome would have been different. God most assuredly, blessed the British.

[Diver Dave]

Another great presentation today, SAM. Thanks

[Samwise]

Beautiful story.

[Samwise]

You can brag about her any day here at the Foxhole.

Thanks. If I ever go overboard, just smack me. ;^)

[SAMWolf]

Thanks DD.

It was good to see a granddaughter take the time to learn about her grandfather and make theeffort to dothe tribute.

[SAMWolf]

If the Germans had continued the attacks on the air fields they could have beat the RAF. They came so close but the High Command screwed up. Same thing with switching to the close escort of the bombers, the Fighter sweeps were accomplishing the goal of destroying the British fighters.

[snippy_about_it]

..just smack me. ;^)

LOL. I'm always telling SAM I wish sometimes I could smack him upside the head through the computer! All in fun, of course, he rarely deserves it. :)

[SAMWolf]

IMHO, best heavy bomber built.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Nice thread, Sam.

Good evening all.

[PhilDragoo]

1982 Poland bans Solidarity

Now that certainly worked well.

[PhilDragoo]

If the Germans had continued the attacks on the air fields they could have beat the RAF.

And the Japs failed to take out the fuel dumps at Pearl--which would have been a severe setback, worse than the actual attack.

[SAMWolf]

Good Evening Victoria.

Nice graphic for tonight.

[SAMWolf]

Some things you can ban, but you can't stop.

[SAMWolf]

Yep the fuel farms and the repair facilities. I believe that was supposed to be the third wave's targets, but not knowing where our carriers were and due to losses over an already alerted target, the third wave was never launched