Roland 'Bud' L. Wolfe, USAAF pilot with 4 victories ?

[paulmcmillan]

Photo of him here


http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=y...lfe%22&f=false

Page 92

[Martin Gleeson]

Alex, John, Paul and Peter

Many thanks for your assistance. Especially valuable as I had no details of his USAAF service.

Obviously the reference to four victories has turned out to be newspaper embellishment. I have 'EAGLES OF DUXFORD' (78thFG) by Garry L. Fry but had never spotted his name.

As Wolfe was only released from internment in Ireland on 18 October 1943 he was very quick to transfer to the USAAF in England.

Paul. I also have 'GROUNDED IN EIRE' and indeed gave a little help to the Canadian author about his father's crash in 1941.

Gentlemen, my thanks once more.

Regards,

Martin.

[markjsheppard]

Her
http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/results5.aspx?i=3630&s=5


http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/result...spx?i=2380&s=6

[John Beaman]

Originally Posted by markjsheppard

Her
http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/results5.aspx?i=3630&s=5


http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/result...spx?i=2380&s=6

Wow, Mark. I have lived in Greensboro for many years and, of course, know about UNCG (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), but I never knew about this project. It does not surprise me as the college began life as "The Normal college for Women" in the late 19th century.

THX

[paulmcmillan]

Martin


I now know why you asked about Wolf. His Spitfire P8074 has been dug out of the bog crashed

[Martin Gleeson]

Hallo Paul,

Thanks for your reply. Last Wednesday my attention was drawn to an article that appeared in a daily newspaper in Northern Ireland earlier this month. The writer stated this dig was planned for the end of June as part of a new television series. (Has the dig happened ?) This was a total surprise to me, not least that they had apparently received permission to carry out the dig.

There were several statements in the piece that really made me sit up and take notice. One was the suggestion that the unnamed pilot - 'Bud' Wolfe obviously - had four 'kills' in his USAAF service. I had no evidence from my previous research to back that up so I posted my query a few days ago. The information from you and our other colleagues was both new to me and much appreciated.

The file on this crash in the Military Archives in Dublin has little on the 1941 salvage operation. It appears the Spitfire dived vertically into a boggy area on a mountain side. Very little was recovered at the time except for two badly damaged machine guns and many rounds of ammunition. The impact hole was flooding so the army personnel filled it in.

I don't know the people involved in this dig. However I feel they may be disappointed by the results - the famed preservative properties of Irish bogs notwithstanding ! I could yet be proved wrong but in the meantime remain an interested spectator.

Regards,

Martin.

[paulmcmillan]

Thanks to Flypast Forum..

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...-an-Irish-jail