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Tuesday, September 19,
2017:
A visit to
Fagen Fighters,
near Granite Falls, MN. A painting depicted a USO (United Service Organization) room back during WWII. |
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A vintage
Curtis P-40 Warhawk was painted in
Flying
Tiger colors as they were in the beginning of WWII over China fighting the
Japanese. |
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Paper Doll, a
North American B-25 Mitchell bomber, was in the hangar for inspection. |
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A Quonset hut operations building and control tower that you
would have found wherever American air bases were across the world in that era. |
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Inside the building is a map of Europe where missions were
laid out for aviators. |
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An
American
military
glider, used to deliver troops to Europe especially on D-Day, June 6, 1944. |
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Douglas
C-47 Skytrains were used to deliver parachutists to battlefields too. |
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Then there were beach landings via LCVP (Landing Craft,
Vehicle, Personnel) known as
Higgins Boats. Dangerous work. |
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The Museum has excellent displays depicting the way it was
back in the 1940s. |
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Soldiers went ashore amid heavy enemy fire. A grim task. |
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Villages in partial ruin held on while Nazis occupied most of
Europe. |
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Captured Allied prisoners were taken by train. |
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They were herded into prison camps with horrible living
conditions. |
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Jewish people were rounded up, then transported to prison
camps and murdered. |
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The expressions on their faces tell the story. |
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The end finally came in 1945 when the Allies defeated Germany
and Japan to restore freedom to the world. |
Quote of the day:
There is a lot to learn at Fagen Fighters. Mark
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Questions, Comments? Email Mark Persons teki@mwpersons.com |
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