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Paul Bellamy
6/15/2011 8:53:10 AM | The Kamper Crew's mugs were finally buried at Deenethorpe this morning.
See HERE for the background story.
An oak tree was planted nearby, along with a commemorative marker:
Film crews from the BBC and ITV were there to record the occasion, along with other members of the press, British Legion, MVT and a number of other interested parties.
Joan Parker, widow of tail gunner Tom Parker, with Graham Bratley:
I'll try to get some better photos up later, my camera kept packing up throughout the event and these were the only two that were saved.
All the best,
Paul
Paul Bellamy
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VernsDaughter
6/15/2011 11:41:25 AM | This is a great story . . . it made me cry . . . thank you for posting it! Jean
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Paul Bellamy
6/15/2011 12:25:21 PM | Ta Jean.
Local Anglia News video: HERE
Hopefully it will work outside the UK, BBC ones tend not to but this is from an independent channel.
All the best,
Paul
Paul Bellamy
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donaldbyers
6/15/2011 2:06:08 PM | Nope it says it can only be viewed inside the UK.
Don
Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.
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Paul Bellamy
6/15/2011 2:22:18 PM | Darn.
I'll see if I can get a copy that's viewable in the US.
Paul Bellamy
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Paul Bellamy
6/17/2011 6:32:40 PM | TV News Video update.
The BBC 1 Look East broadcast which covered the event was only available for 24 hours, and has now been removed from the BBC iPlayer system.
The ITV Anglia Tonight broadcast is still online at the time of writing, but is still resticted to UK IP addresses.
The local Evening Telegraph newspaper printed a very nice article and even an editorial on the event, and surpassed their usual standards by only having three errors in the first line...
Thankfully the condensed online version has been tidied up somewhat: LINK 🙂
All the best,
Paul
Paul Bellamy
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rick_kaufman
6/17/2011 9:40:28 PM | Thanks for sharing this, Paul
I hope that we can get this on the wiki when we spin it up!
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Josie
6/18/2011 3:41:36 AM | I enjoyed all of the links and the photos, thanks for sharing them!
This really speaks to the deep bonds these men share throughout our group. Very moving.
Josie 
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EDanaII
6/18/2011 7:11:08 AM | Purdy durn kewl. 🙂
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