I especially liked the one of Field Marshall Montgomery and King George. Also, someone on another site listed the officers in the photo of Ike and his staff meeting in London as follows:
SHAEF commanders at a conference in London
Left to right: Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Sir Bernard Montgomery, Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith
These two fighter aircraft (along with the P-38 twin Boom configuration) were the workhorses of WW2. My late cousin, Capt. Henry B. Lederer, flew both and loved the P47 Thunderbolt. He was a TB ace in the ETO and eventually the President of the P-47 TB pilots organization. Henry preferred the P-47 because, as he said, "It got you home." It was the most heavily armored fighter for pilot protection and safety. The P-51 had a liquid cooled engine and one bullet through one of its tubes and you had to bail out. Nevertheless, the P-51 Mustang was an excellent aircraft. Both the 51's and the 47's, using auxiliary fuel tanks, flew escort protection for our heavy bombers (B-17 Fortress and B-24 Liberators) on their long range missions deep into Europe which knocked out the industrial capacity of the Germans. Henry was USAAC in WW2; I was USAF-SAC in Vietnam era and served as chief of surgery at a SAC base. I was also a pilot before entering the USAF and the USAF sent me TDY to become qualified as a jet pilot (a long time ago) and hence my continuing interest in flying machines.
so vivid. The Eindhoven one was especially scary sad. The minute I read the part about it being the celebration of its liberation, I was reminded that very soon thereafter, it was obliterated by German bombers. A very short lived celebration.
SHAEF commanders at a conference in London
Left to right: Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Sir Bernard Montgomery, Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Lieutenant General Walter Bedell Smith
These pics were great. Thanks for posting.
You're welcome. I'm glad I came across the list. It was posted by a British WWII Vet on another site. Really cool stuff!
Gotta laugh at Monty showing his King what's up and who's who, by most accounts he was a major pisser pia, but brilliant general. Just ask George.
Gotta laugh at Monty showing his King what's up and who's who, by most accounts he was a major pisser pia, but brilliant general. Just ask George.
Monty was a prima dona from what I've read. Our men thought he was Kind of a pussy when it comes to the attack. Give me Patton any old day.
Thank you