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Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:40 pm
by Stewart Ashton
Adrian Culloden
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
Regards Stewart
Is Stuart Holden still alive?
Come on big boy where are you mate?
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:53 am
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
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:10 am
by Stewart Ashton
BORED! With these............
NEVER!!!!!
Happy retirement Paul and as many build pics as possible
Regards Stewart
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:34 pm
by Stewart Ashton
Some pictures of Pointe du Hoc which was taken by the American Rangers
Its like a cratered moonscape
It was raining and I was soaking wet hence lack of pictures
Hundreds of bomb craters
Hardly any damage to the empty gun emplacements.
The guns had been removed some time earlier and were in the nearby woods.
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:47 pm
by Stewart Ashton
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:01 pm
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
Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:38 pm
by Antony Rowley
Hi Stewart,
I'm enjoying it apart from the rain, I'm sick to death of bl**dy rain
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
Keep the photo's coming.
Thanks Antony
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:21 am
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
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 11:15 am
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
from Glasgow, Scotland
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:33 pm
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.
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:36 pm
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.
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:56 pm
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.
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:31 pm
by Paul Morris
Get well soon Stewart.
Cheers Paul and Vinnie
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:51 am
by Paul Fairlamb
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
Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 9:06 am
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
