Sabrejet Posted September 14, 2015 Share #1 Posted September 14, 2015 This is the field which the 506th PIR / 101st Abn. Division...the fabled "Band of Brothers"...flew from on the eve of D-Day. It was the home base of the 439th Troop Carrier Group. Today, it's just a large farmer's field, but it was a hive of activity back in 1944. It's wartime role is commemorated by a small museum manned by volunteers and housed in one of the old Nissen huts (see photo) and a permanent memorial which is mounted upon the still standing brick-built chimney breast of one of the old airfield buildings. I attended a show there back in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sabrejet Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted September 14, 2015 This M1 shell contains the signatures of some of the original "Band of Brothers". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy144 Posted September 22, 2015 Share #5 Posted September 22, 2015 This M1 shell contains the signatures of some of the original "Band of Brothers". Hi wow...If he charged a £1 for everytime he showed someone his original named 506th helmet with all the signatures he could buy himself a small gete in Normandy...lol I just wish he had got them to sign a book rather than an orignal helmet.... Regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted September 23, 2015 Share #6 Posted September 23, 2015 Well that's a place I'd love to see. Maybe someday when my kids can afford to send me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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