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 […]