General update
The research goes on! An updated List of 885th BS personnel (rev 3) is now available to download, as well as an updated Lst of targets (rev 2). Some details […]
The research goes on! An updated List of 885th BS personnel (rev 3) is now available to download, as well as an updated Lst of targets (rev 2). Some details […]
An updated version (rev. 1) of the “List of MTO RAF and USAAF SO targets 1943-45” has been prepared and is now available for downloading. The personal file of Sgt. Chester […]
… and an updated version (rev. 2) of the “List of the 885th BS personnel” has been uploaded. Any contributions to further updates are welcome.
A first, still incomplete list of 885th BS targets has been added. A new, amended and expanded list of personnel (rev 1) has been uploaded. Both .pdf documents can be […]
A topographic map of the accident spot has been added in the ’16 October 1944′ section. It is an extract from the original 1937 Italian military map of the area. […]
As a first roster of the 885th BS, a .pdf file can now be downloaded from ‘The 885th BS’ page. The list is incomplete and will be constantly updated as soon […]
An original audio recording of a 1944 Italian BBC crack has been added. Some more information has been also added for the technical details enthusiasts. The links can be found […]
Danilo Clemente has provided me with some beautiful photographs of the Val Resia (Resia Valley), with stately views of the massif of the Mount Canin, where the accident happened. Some […]
After some nine years of research, I finally am able to publish this website dedicated to the nine American airmen of the 885th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy) (Special) who lost their […]