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Subject: Re: Can Anyone Help Me Identify A Book

Author:
David Mitchell

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Date Posted: 05:53:07 06/20/06 Tue
In reply to: Matt 's message, "Re: Can Anyone Help Me Identify A Book" on 12:11:21 06/16/06 Fri

>Hi David,
>
>Sounds like Eighth Air Force Bomber Stories by Ian
>McLachlan to me.
>
>Matt.
>
>>I am trying to locate a particular book relating to
>>air accidents over the UK during the Second World War.
>>Although there are many books with subject matter
>>appertaining to locating crash sites and crash site
>>archaeology, the publication I am interested in is
>>purely regarding the actual accidents and their
>causes.
>>
>>I originally read the book (borrowed from Milton
>>Keynes library) about 12 years ago but unfortunately
>>did not make a note of the title or author. The only
>>information I can offer is that two of the chapters
>>deal with American bomber crashes in Felixstowe
>>(Suffolk) and Rougham (Norfolk). There are photographs
>>contained and one shows the rear part of a B17
>>fuselage where it crashed into a cottage in
>>Felixstowe. I think the book relates purely to the US
>>8th air force but am not 100% sure.
>>
>>Any advice would be really appreciated.

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Re: Can Anyone Help Me Identify A Book	David Mitchell	05:55:39 06/20/06 Tue