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B24 Liberator Bomber Crash
England 1944. A SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH
Some fifteen miles North of London there are two small parishes, Waltham Cross and Cheshunt, two separate names but almost as one. On the 12 August 1944 just before 0800 hrs a B24 Liberator 42-95023 (a/c #023) bomber from the 392nd B/G appeared from the South, very low just below the cloud ceiling which was about 2000 feet or less, it passed over Bullsmoor...
Cheshunt
The modern appearance of this town belies its history as it was already well established by the time of its appearance in the Doomsday Book of 1086 (as Chestrehunt). The colourful Old Pond marks the traditional centre of the town although to the west lies the historical Churchgate area which includes Bishops’ College, St Mary’s Church, Whit Hern Park and the 16th century Green Dragon Inn.
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