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Hello, i'm back after a long time of troubles... if anyone need to get in touch with me, my new email is micksargentATlibero.it cheers

Hello John, Bruno is a friend of mine, he's still alive in Milan, as i know he spent his wartime as helper of Mike Lees on Reggio Emilia's appennines. Are you sure the B-24 went down near treviso? I know that another bomber went down not far from Lees's base, and some of the crewmen was rescued...

Is this Algernon Charles Holland?

Do you mean "Operation Gallia"?

Jeannette, just sent to you the picture, let me know what you think about it

Dear Colin and jeannette, is really a pleasure meet you two on this forum!! Jeannette, i must have a picture of your father taken at Reggio on 24 april 1945, the day the partisan take the town. He is with some members of the partisan HQ, my email is cusnaATkatamailDOTcom, write me and i'll...

On the left of Captain Lees, Didimo Ferrari, battlename "Eros" War Commissioner of the Garibaldi Brigades

Is this Jim Davis, BLOs commander in Emilia region?

I'm looking for a picture of Major Bernard James Barton 134120. I'm researching about his attempt to kill a "big" general in north Italy (operation CISCO/RED) and his reassignment as BLO in modena area, thanks

Hi Steve, sorry for my long silence, but i'm very busy in the work. Im trying to identify the missions of your file, many of these look as flew over piedmont area, hoep to ahve some news soon as possible

..i've found it!

Thank you Steve, may be i can help with my partisan knowledge. My email is cusnaATkatamail.com Send me the other ops/missions, may be they ring a bell!!

May be anyone have a picture of Major Algernon Charles Holland? Thanks...

F for Freddy, here is another interesting file about 148 Squadron: www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/.../ Missing%20%20believed%20Killed%20ARS%20version.pdf OOOPS! Link broken, try this: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=...TfuepuTafP2MNw

Hi Steve i've found this: 30 July French-Italian Border U.K., Italy 11 men, 185 Nembo Regt, Jedburgh Intelligence Collection (source: home.comcast.net/~harryfp/combat_jump_record.pdf) About IMPERATIVE, it was the Drop Area near FRASSINORO, the three men was Frank Hayhurst, Ernest...

F for Freddy, a friend went to the Hillman's crash site and found some interesting items...

Hi Fredddy, sorry for the long delay but i'm very busy with the work... I'm able to open the Envelope Mission jpeg, it is a Mac native jpeg, may be John can help us with the pic??!!?? TOFFE is the British Mission in Parma area, leaded by Major Algernon Charles Holland, wireless operator...

Thank you F for Freddy, WWII aviation is also one of my interests. This summer we have planned a little tour on the crash site of Lt. Hillman, 148 Sq., crashed near Santa Maria del Taro in august 1944. In another long walk, we have also recovered the ID plate of the plane. It appear that the...

I've asked Bruno about the spaniards in our last meet, he remember only Ramos as "hispanic", the other was all "british" for Bruno! Ramos is well remembered also for spitting before open fire with his Thompson machine gun. Ken Harvey says that he had a good reserve of "Biltong", a rodhesian...

The last pic for today: There is Mr. Bruno Gimpel today, in a recent reunion. Note the Black Beret, is the beret of Captain Lees, recovered from the battleground of Villa Rossi during Operation Tombola. Hope that the relatives of the Envelope mission will see this post, and wait their...