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By *The former Charleston Naval Base soon will become home to a new Coast Guard Law Enforcement Academy, a move that will bring about 2,000 Coast Guard trainees to the base each year *South Carolina officials could encourage fewer docks in the state's increasingly crowded waterways by allowing bigger docks to be built if they are intended for more than one household *Daufuskie group opposes deer culling *Pigs invade Tybee Island *Security measures anger Security measures anger Brunswick Marina owner *Beaches Area Historical Society showcases fossils, details area's earliest days *LONDON -- Swift tides and ice-cold waters killed 19 people hunting for shellfish in a treacherous northern English bay, police said Friday. Authorities suspect the dead and 16 survivors, mostly Chinese nationals, were the victims of people-smugglers and work-gang operators
FANTASTIC SITE! I WAS RESEARCHING A SIGNED COUNT VON LUCKNER PRINT FOR A FRIEND, AND FOUND YOUR WEALTH OF INFORMATION READY AND WAITING. HAVE YOU SEEN AND OR READ THE BOOKS BY FRANZ KUROWSKI. HE HAS AUTHORED AT LEAST TWO BOOKS-THE FIRST IN 1968-'AN ALLE WOLFE:ANGRIFF!', ABOUT U-BOAT COMMANDERS, THEIR BATTLES, DEFEATS, VICTORIES ETC. THE SECOND IS ABOUT ALL WEARERS OF THE KNIGHT'S CROSS IN THE SUBMARINE ARM, IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1995 BY SCHIFFER PUBLISHING. SOME OF THE NAMES I RAN ACROSS ON YOUR SITE, ARE RIGHT THERE IN PRINT WITH ALL KNOWN DATA PERTINENT TO THE AWARDING OF THE KNIGHT'S CROSS. I HAVE A COPY THAT I AM PLANNING TO SELL ON E-BAY- IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED I WOULD BE HAPPY TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE AUCTION OR GIVE YOU FIRST CHANCE BEFORE I PUT UP THE AUCTION. I REALIZE YOU MAY ALREADY BE AWARE OF THESE BOOKS, BUT I DO LIKE TO SEE THINGS END UP WHERE THEY ARE MOST APPRECIATED. I WILL PASS ON YOUR SITE TO MY FRIEND-MR. WILLIAM BOYCE- AND LET HIM PROCEED FROM THERE WITH HIS COUNT VON LUCKNER RESEARCH. THANK YOU-
Thank you for your kind words about Ahoy, it is a joint work with my friend Terry Kearns in Atlanta Georgia being my Web Master, whilst I do the research and the writing. Glad you could find what you wanted about Count Felix von Luckner, an amazing character from the annals of WW1. I am interested in your book, what is a fair price for you without going on E-Bay? My Aussie $ is worth only abot 76 US Cents right now. Anyway nominate a price and I will consider it Guy. Again, thanks for your note, best wishes from Terry and myself. Mac. Gregory.
Hi Mac! About a year ago you were enquiring as to the full crew list for K/204. It's probably too late, or you may have the info already, but here is the answer below, from Ross McNeill's new book. I had come across a photo of the upturned aircraft, taken from the cruiser, and used it in our newsletter. A question. Back in 2001 there were many intersting pictures published by http://aviation.image.gallery on the Zing host website. The ones of special interest were ones of RAAF units in Coastal Command. This site appears to have mutated into an all-singing dancing thing. Any idea where the photos are now sitting? From Royal Air Force Coastal Command Losses of the Second World War, Vol 1 39 - 41by Ross McNeill. 28th October 1940 204 Sqn Sunderland I P9620 KG*K F/Lt S R Gibbs Safe Encountered a severe electrical storm which affected the compass. Ran short of fuel and then force-landed into the sea some 200 miles NW of Cape Wrath at 06:15 hrs on the 29th. The aircraft stayed afloat for almost nine hours in a full gale, only to break up and sink shortly after the rescue ship was sighted. Nine survivors were rescued by HMS (sic) Australia. All those killed, including Sgt MacDonald, from Wellington, New Zealand, are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. All the best,
My thanks for your message, it was kind of you to remember me. Actually the crew list of the 9 airmen picked up by HMAS Australia, I eventually traced to the ship's log held in the Australian National Archives in Sydney, an entry of their names had been made by the Officer of the Watch on duty at that time. I was able to furnish these names to Ross McNeill, so he could record them in his new book. You have sent them back to me, so they have gone full circle. Again my thanks for your thoughtfulness Ian. Best regards, Mac.
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