HELLfromHEAVEN_398TH Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Calling all military vehicle and equipment owners!! On the 22nd of August we are holding a WW2 Day in the village of Great Hormead, Hertfordshire to raise money for a memorial stone to an American Airman, Mr Archie F Daniels, who was killed when his P.47 crashed just outside the village in 1944. The event will be held in and around the village hall and will go on throughout the whole day with a talk in the evening giving an insight into life in the local area during WW2. There will be displays covering many aspects of the war including the home front, and displays of a lot of genuine original WW2 equipment and amazing photographs from the 398th BG(H) that were based in the local village of Nuthampstead. Also covered will be the 55th FG who were based at Nuthampstead before the 398th arrived. We want to make the day exciting and memorable and we are trying to get as much militaria on display as possible. This is where you come in! The hall has a large car park area and we would like to fill this with military vehicles and equipment, if possible some outdoor displays too depending on weather! All Military vehicles and equipment are welcome, re enactors too, and anything you may have that you would be willing to bring along and display to make the day bigger and better will be welcomed. This is the first year that we are holding the event but we intend to run it on an annual basis, making it bigger and better each year. Food and drink will be provided free of charge to anyone who brings along their vehicle or items of interest for display. If you think you would like to be involved, or would like more information, please contact me either through the forum of Via e-mail at hellfromheaven@btconnect.com Great Hormead is on the North Herts / South cambs / west Essex Border, about 5 mins from the town of Buntingford. The Archie F Daniels memorial On the 11th February 1944 Archie F Daniels took off with the rest of his squadron with the 78th fighter group out of Duxford in his P.47D "Dawson County Nebraska" 42-7963 HL-T. Shortly after take off he started experiencing diffficulties with his engine and propeller controls. Realising he couldn't stay with his flight, he decided to abort and try to make an emergency landing at station 131, home to the 398th BG (H) based at Nuthampstead. Rapidly losing power and precious height he realised he wouldn't make it and tried to put the aircraft down in a field just outside of the village of Gt Hormead. His aircraft struck the ground on an uphill slope and came to a stop just beside the old Hormead mills. The aircraft caught fire immediately and despite attempts by local people and off duty sevicemen, Archie was trapped and burnt to death in the cockpit of his aircraft. We have planning for the memorial now and the stone is at the engravers ready, we are a little over half way with the funds and we hope this event will raise enough complete the process and get the memorial erected and dedicated. If you think you would like to be involved or would like more information, please contact me either through the forum of Via e-mail at hellfromheaven@btconnect.com I look forward to hearing from some of you soon. Many thanks, Dominic Pike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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