One of a series of stories and place-based sketches exploring locations that sit at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book.
INTRODUCTION – Lyon under the bombs
In the spring of 1944, Allied bombing over Lyon was aimed mainly at railways and industrial targets. In practice, it did not[...]
One of a series of stories and biographical sketches exploring the lives of those who stand at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book.
Those present include Left to right back row: Lt. George W. Ambrose, Peter Roccia & Robert Redhair
Front row : second from left, George W.[...]
A series of stories and biographical sketches exploring the lives of those who stand at the edges of the narrative told in The Écrivélo Book.
THE LACKEY 3A DROP SITE
On the night of 27/28 April 1944, the aircraft Worry Bird of the 801st Provisional Bomb Group was heading for a clandestine[...]