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02 Jun 2020 08:41 #21
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No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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Ramsbury?
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02 Jun 2020 08:47 #22
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No, as I said in my original post, a contributor to Fold3 identified it as Greenham but he is wrong.
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Greenham Common?
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02 Jun 2020 09:06 #23
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Is the correct answer!
The C47 and Horsa glider are a clue since they had a troop carrying and cargo function which was under the 9th USAAF's Troop Carrier Wings, in this case probably (from the date) the 437th Troop Carrier Group.
The Fold3 caption states '490th QM Depot' which is misleading and should read '490th QM Depot Company. That Company was assigned to Ramsbury to load selected stores onto the tugs and gliders for delivery to the continent. Conveniently, the Bomb Stores at Ramsbury were - due to terrain confinements - built on the north perimeter in a linear fashion as seen on the attached image. The HE Bomb Stores were used for transit of stores and being adjacent to the landing zone were ideal.
Ramsbury vertical Courtesy of English Heritage EH688:
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Ramsbury?
Is the correct answer!
The C47 and Horsa glider are a clue since they had a troop carrying and cargo function which was under the 9th USAAF's Troop Carrier Wings, in this case probably (from the date) the 437th Troop Carrier Group.
The Fold3 caption states '490th QM Depot' which is misleading and should read '490th QM Depot Company. That Company was assigned to Ramsbury to load selected stores onto the tugs and gliders for delivery to the continent. Conveniently, the Bomb Stores at Ramsbury were - due to terrain confinements - built on the north perimeter in a linear fashion as seen on the attached image. The HE Bomb Stores were used for transit of stores and being adjacent to the landing zone were ideal.
Ramsbury vertical Courtesy of English Heritage EH688:
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