P-38 and Schwimmer

BL3Manx · Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject: P-38 and Schwimmer

This is a Life Magazine picture

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xeno · Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 5:27 am Post subject:

I like that photo, even if it has been posted in the: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=262268
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splitjunkie · Samba Member Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 4186

It's in that thread somewhere. It was discussed quite a bit.

Found it although the picture is now a dead link.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5375528&highlight=schwimmer#5375528
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BL3Manx · Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 8:27 am Post subject:

This is another Life picture with the same trees which identifies the location as Cricqueville, which was one of the locations the P-38 unit with the Schwimmer was based.

http://www.ronaldv.nl/abandoned/airfields/FR/lowernormandy/calvados.html


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