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arent the stuarts the ones that were bought to England a couple of years ago?

lovely car Nick,when you say it will make a nice staff car will it stay black or go OG?

Nigel

Airborne helmets never had a lift the dot in the crown of the helmet or for that matter any other means of attaching a liner to the roof of the shell. The airborne helmete had a horsehair pad stuck to the inner roof . John.

neither did the despatch riders helmets which also use a similar shell

was it Allen Taylor that did conversion on model a and b ford to produce small tractors for cricket pitches etc?

I had to do with the airfix ones most of the time ,those britains models were too expensive,love the German combi,might be time for some ebay hunting

of the four main gun pits one is not really accessible as it has been turned into a sunken playground at La Hoguette school a second is used for paintball or airsoft cant remember which ,a third is in private ground (probably the one you mention with the bungalow) and the fourth is in the care of the occupation society,this is the one with the murals which I mentioned ,they are in the generator room and were in excellent condition although apparently not any more

very nice but beware the moths love bd serge

I think it was an attempt to keep Jack out of the clubhouse as peole were worried he would eat any biscuits they left in their lockers but being as he is back it clearly didnt work LOCK UP YOUR BOURBONS

probably not this time,too many other commitments,did you manage to sell any of the items we talked about at Stoneleigh?

we are probably drinking beer in cans made from that lot now

same with me 760 days my password expires,reenter the same password and everytthing is back to normal

welcome aboard must be nice to have a bit of sun to drive the jeeps around in rather than our rain

Or at least photographed and recorded -I remember as a 12 year old being a bunker rat in the Channel island, I'm sure some of it will have been recorded and even some preserved but I wish I had the photographic technology of today back then -Kodak 126 cameras were a big leap forward in their time but one shot flash bulbs and the high cost of film was a great disadvantage in recording stuff.

did you see the German paintings in Battery Mirus Guernsey these were really nice survivors which lasted in near perfect condition right up until some low life graffitied over them about 3 or 4 years ago

great pics mate ,thanks for sharing not sure Id fit if that little hole in the ground is the entrance

not sure about undiscovere stuff but I bought a fantastic book on German bunker art last year whilst in Normandy it is called DES BUNKERS ET DES HOMMES nd is by ALAIN DURRIEU unfortunately it is in French but contains some fantastic images of bunker art from all over the atlantik wall

Nigel

excellent stuff,its amazing what can be acheived with the help of a few willing friends,most what not beleive that amount of progress in a single day

is it being restored in Swiss configuration or like several others becoming German?

always find that one easy to remember ,just got to get the order right ,major sargent or sargent major .I know what you mean about the fares we recently booked to go over for the week in the summer and it is costing considerably more than all our recent Normandy trips

if my memory serves me correctly I think you are talking about Major Frank Sargent RAOC

how long ago was this? as I was under the impression that all that was accessible was long since remved,mindyou it is hardly surprising if a few got missed

no problem ,if you need some labour to move it I am fairly local to Milton Keynes ,assuming that is where it is going so can possibly help out

the anchor tin throws up another question and that is much archeology can never be more than speculation,on a modern site like this every answer can be countered with a question as people remember but if a pot is found in an ancient site and we are told it is a water pot whose around to say its not.To be honest I think your post war clearing up scenario is most likely although I remember speaking to the former bunker commander from Corbiere,Englebert Hoppe and him telling me how a local family used to invite him in for tea ,this I would imagine was not in the winter of 44/45 when things were at their worst but probably earlier

be great on the downhill bits and get a tow from a wlf on the hills,if they can manage a sherman you on a pushbike should just about be ok

as far as I know Kit had to bale out on this one due to purchasing a house

Nigel

same for me now ,I want to ask some questions about a possible purchase but just get told the page you are trying to access is not available,you do not have permission to view it