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Stewart Ashton
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Post by Stewart Ashton »

Adrian Culloden :cry:

Wifey and I visited that sad site in 1973. Amazing!

The 75 was nowhere to be seen but that could have been the lack of time to investigate everywhere?

Wifey says take care so do I mate :D

Regards Stewart

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Come on big boy where are you mate?
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Paul Fairlamb

Post by Paul Fairlamb »

Stewart,

Many thanks for your quick and welcoming response.

As an engineer by nature and profession, and with photography as a hobby you can expect to be bored after the Comet arrives. Also, having retired only last week the tank factory will be in full production.

Thanks again

Paul
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Stewart Ashton
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BORED! With these............

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NEVER!!!!! :D

Happy retirement Paul and as many build pics as possible :)

Regards Stewart
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Stewart Ashton
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Some pictures of Pointe du Hoc which was taken by the American Rangers

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Its like a cratered moonscape

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It was raining and I was soaking wet hence lack of pictures

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Hundreds of bomb craters

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Hardly any damage to the empty gun emplacements.

The guns had been removed some time earlier and were in the nearby woods.
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Stewart Ashton
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Yes its still raining................

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A few pictures of a wet miserable Omaha beach.

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A 75mm behind the wire cage which provided enfalade fire on tanks

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Viewing point but to wet to trek out there

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Stewart Ashton
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Post by Stewart Ashton »

Not a lot more to post just hill 112 and Omaha American cemetery.

If you have no interest in this tour or any other tour just say so and I will crawl back in to my hole and shut up for good!

Sorry but thats the way I feel.

Even so called friends have said nothing apart from Adrian and Paul?

Thats life 8)
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Post by Antony Rowley »

Hi Stewart,

I'm enjoying it apart from the rain, I'm sick to death of bl**dy rain :x

Seriously though, very interesting photo tour so far. I thought I'd seen most of the sights in that area but you've shown me there are many more :wink:

Keep the photo's coming.

Thanks Antony
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Post by Sven Strobbe »

Stewart

I'm enjoying the pictures...
I'm a man of many words but not so much in the written word....

Regards

Sven
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Ian Rodney

Post by Ian Rodney »

Hi Stewart,

I'm enjoying seeing all those great pics of your Normandy tour.
I't reminds of my own visit to that area back in the 70s or 80s with my brother, although I did not see so much as you did.

Thanks for the memories, much appreciated for sure.

Cheers
Ian
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Paul Morris
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Post by Paul Morris »

Hi Stewart.
Check out how many views you have had on your posting, seems quite a lot to me maybe people were just waiting as I was to see all your photo's before they said thanks and well done...just a thought.
I have enjoyed looking at them because I have never been myself...so thanks for posting them.
Cheers Paul. :wink:
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Post by martin pitcairn »

great set of photos and a very interesting trip, to the point that my son and myself are now thinking of doing this trip ourselves. thanks for the posts.
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Stewart Ashton
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Post by Stewart Ashton »

there are more photos but i have little idea how to do them. hubby is not to well at this moment but i hope he can show me how to do them when he is hopefully better. he sends his best wishes to you all.
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Get well soon Stewart.
Cheers Paul and Vinnie :wink:
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Paul Fairlamb

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Stewart,

Sorry to note you are not well, take care. I look forward to seeing more from Normandy but only when you feel up to it.

Best

Paul
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Post by Sven Strobbe »

Stewart

Get wel soon and i hope to see you on the Armortek Open Day if you go...
With some luck i'll come over to Duxford to see The Battle Of Britain Airshow....
Maybe you are there to...

Regards Sven
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