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Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2018, 11:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Bob Frost

To the best of my knowledge there are three surviving members of RAF Bomber Command who were shot down and evaded successfully via the Comet Line.
One of them is Bob Frost, a Wellington rear gunner...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2018, 11:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I've just heard that Gordon Mellor, one of the...

I've just heard that Gordon Mellor, one of the few surviving Comet evaders, passed away last night.
https://www.legasee.org.uk/oursecretwar/the-archive/gordon-mellor-/
Gordon was a Halifax...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2017, 07:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I turned up this interview...

I turned up this interview (http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80033409) with George Duffee (previously mentioned here...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 13:17
Replies: 12,908
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Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

When she got to London in 1944 she was debriefed...

When she got to London in 1944 she was debriefed and earmarked to join the “Retrievers”, a unit working to repatriate airmen left behind. As the Allies were advancing towards Berlin, her services...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 13:17
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Her US Intelligence file was a testament to her...

Her US Intelligence file was a testament to her resourcefulness. At least 50 times, the file records, she “outwitted the German agents by suddenly enacting a tender, tearful love scene in a streetcar...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2017, 13:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

The Times obituary...

The Times obituary (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/obituary-micheline-dumont-8nktdr93v) for Micheline Dumon.. aka "Michou"..
I've been privileged to meet 3 inspirational people in my life:...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2017, 10:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Change of location - the funeral will now take...

Change of location - the funeral will now take place at the church at the nearby village of Saint-Siffret...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2017, 20:02
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

That's it exactly Danny.. The helpers and guides...

That's it exactly Danny.. The helpers and guides were under threat 24/7.. and you don't want to think about what awaited them if/when they were arrested.
Michou's sister is still alive and kicking -...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2017, 21:29
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

More on "Michou" here...

More on "Michou" here (http://www.omsa.org/files/Verstraeten%20Geo%20M.pdf), including the story how she'd initially been recommended for 'just' an MBE after the war - until the Awards Bureau...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2017, 17:44
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Yes, it really was a privilege. Pierre Ugeux,...

Yes, it really was a privilege.
Pierre Ugeux, her late husband had been the president of Formula One (in the 70s I think) and so for a few years she was whizzed around Europe's racetracks living...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2017, 15:23
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I've just heard that the sad news that Aline...

I've just heard that the sad news that Aline Dumon (http://www.edenbridgetown.com/in_the_past/The_comet_line/index_12_lillys_story.php), aka "Michou" or "Lily", died at midday today at her home near...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2017, 09:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Thanks roving - a friend in the UK was kind...

Thanks roving - a friend in the UK was kind enough to forward that obit to me.
The world of Tempsford, Lysanders & 161 Sqn is another fascinating area.
To pick just one example from the flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2017, 16:13
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I think that's one of the best explanations of...

I think that's one of the best explanations of the bombing campaign I've ever come across.
roving - many thanks for posting the obit..
You're right ICM - I am able to access the Times - I'd...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2017, 13:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I'm sorry ICM that I missed your #11119 the first...

I'm sorry ICM that I missed your #11119 the first time around.. (I can't access the Times).

His crew:

http://www.cometeline.org/Hasselt-halifax-avi.jpg

Camping out at Daverdisse...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2017, 14:14
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I've finally caught up with the recent Ch 4...

I've finally caught up with the recent Ch 4 programme on "WWII's Great Escapes: The Freedom Trails". Ep 4 In the Pyrenees.

Its focus is on the "Chemin de la Liberté...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2017, 07:37
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Nothing to excuse LN - the evaders were driven...

Nothing to excuse LN - the evaders were driven down to the Embassy at Madrid first (for initial debriefing, clothing, money) in a diplomatic car (reportedly a large Merc!) before onward travel to Gib...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2017, 07:18
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Thanks Chug - I've not been able to watch this Ch...

Thanks Chug - I've not been able to watch this Ch 4 programme as yet (hoping it will surface on YouTube before too long) but if watching the story of the Pat O'Leary line...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2017, 15:16
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

The Comet Line repatriated Allied aircrew shot...

The Comet Line repatriated Allied aircrew shot down in the Low Countries and northern France via the Basque country, over the Pyrenees and on down to Gib. To the best of my knowledge, only two...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2017, 06:57
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

That's the point I often make to local people...

That's the point I often make to local people here - many of whom are unaware of what Comète was all about, and the fact that its operations in south west France were run from a house about 1km from...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2017, 12:20
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

I’m actively involved with an association based...

I’m actively involved with an association based in the Côte Basque dedicated to preserving the memory of those in the Basque country who risked all in support of the Allies during WWII. I work...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2017, 19:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

More on Comète..

Some of the best stories about the Comet Line are those that didn’t make it into the history books.

The German security services were aware that evading Allied airmen were transiting through the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2017, 09:42
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

"The Last Passage" was well made but inevitably...

"The Last Passage" was well made but inevitably it's a snapshot of one particular episode - the arrest of Dédée De Jongh in Jan '43. Moztu Films, the Basque company that put it together, was funded...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2017, 06:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Yes DHfan, that was always my understanding of...

Yes DHfan, that was always my understanding of the policy about evaders returning to 'ops' too. Perhaps it changed as the war progressed.
George went on to have a distinguished career in civil...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2017, 20:09
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Glad you enjoyed it..! The story of the Comet...

Glad you enjoyed it..!
The story of the Comet Line was not widely known for some time - many of us were only aware of the broad outline of what happened.
As part of their debriefing process,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2017, 14:59
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

George's crossing..

George's crossing..
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2017, 21:49
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Thanks Chugalug, Here's the man himself..! ...

Thanks Chugalug,

Here's the man himself..!

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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2017, 20:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

By the way, if anyone would like to join us for...

By the way, if anyone would like to join us for our annual commemorative hike (the dates are 8-10 Sept) across the Pyrenees using the exact same route that George took, then PM me without delay and...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2017, 20:34
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

George's last few steps in France: More to...

George's last few steps in France:

More to come..
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2017, 16:19
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

George in Paris - and then en route to the South...

George in Paris - and then en route to the South West:



* This was Jean-François Nothomb, aka "Franco", a Belgian noble.

Away for a few days now - more to come when we return!
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2017, 10:10
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

Well spotted!

Well spotted!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2017, 15:50
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

George in France.. More to come..

George in France..



More to come..
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2017, 15:41
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

There's more to come Danny! You mentioned...

There's more to come Danny!

You mentioned Eric Newby - while I enjoyed his "Love and war in the Apennines", to me, his best book was his first: "The Last Grain Race". In it, he describes the deep...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2017, 11:38
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

That's fairly unusual Kookabat.. Most helpers...

That's fairly unusual Kookabat.. Most helpers adopted a "nom-de-guerre" for security reasons. We'll come back to this later on in George's story, but he (like a few others) came back after the war to...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2017, 06:25
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

George crosses into France: More to...

George crosses into France:


More to follow..
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2017, 20:40
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,407
Posted By PPRuNeUser0139

THE RAF Escaping Society...

THE RAF Escaping Society (http://www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafescape/) was wound up in 1995 I believe..
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