I have noticed in the guestbook a few entries recently asking for help tracing relatives. Would anyone seeking this type of information please ensure they leave a contact email address otherwise there's no way people can pass on any details they may have. If you don't want to leave an email address in the guestbook thats fine, just send an email to this website with your contact details and any information received will be forwarded on.

It's taken a while to put together due to work commitments but I'm pleased to report a fabulous addition to the website.

The family of Donavon Smith have very kindly sent scans of Don's WW2 logbook and also his photo album. The logbook presents us with a fascinating insight into a fighter pilot's tour (in this case two combat tours) and is an important historical document which makes for captivating reading.

The photo album contains almost 350 photographs, the vast majority of which have never been seen before, and like the logbook it reveals many previously unknown details which will appeal to historians, students and modellers of the 56th. Our thanks to the Smiths for their kindness and generosity. (The margaritas are on me, guys! )

The list of photographs required to complete a pictorial record of 56th pilots now stands at 11 with Bob Winters sending in a photograph of his 62nd FS colleague Albert Tevels. The outstanding pilots list is now...
61st FS
ABAR. Everett.
BLOOM. Robert.
MYERS. Clarence.
SMITH. Judson.
STROUD. William.

62nd FS
BEELER. Hugh.
WOODWARD. John

63rd FS
REED. Richard.
SCHREIBER. Walter.
TATE. William.
VEST. Boss.

If you can help with any of these please CONTACT US.

Photographs continue to arrive and I will be sorting through these and posting them in the relevant photo albums. I am very excited to report that we have received scans of another photo album which contains a large amount of high quality photographs and this will be uploaded onto the website in due course. Again, the vast majority of the photographs have never been seen outside of the album.

Naturally, if anyone else would like to donate scans of similar items we would love to hear from you! There's lots of space on the website.

As with all photographs and media footage that is received by this website, copies are being made and passed onto the 56th Fighter Group museum at Halesworth.

If you have any items you would like to donate to the museum that it isn't possible to display on the website these can be sent to the museum directly. Buzz Took, as many of you will know, is the American Liaison at the museum and can be contacted either via the 56th FG website web@56thfightergroup.co.uk or directly at buzztook.56thfguk@btinternet.com

Once again, thank you everybody for your support and encouragement.

I hope you enjoy the latest additions to the 56th Fighter Group website.

Until next time..... Cave Tonitrum!