This is a great home front movie ! Take a look at it on the slide bar at
3 mins 36 sec's all those love Wd bike shots
any probs in up loading the film . give me a shout and ill try some other way so as you can view
Those were only the preliminary shots, we'll be back with a handful of B4's, one M20, and some 16H's in 2015, to do the pictures again with the bikes, to get the Dingo's would be a bit difficult!!
Here's another one, the church in Le Croq;
Dingo one of the above!! in Achincourt;
Cheers,
Lex
ps, have made loads of Then and Now pictures, have posted some before, that Jan made, can repost if enough interest??
Maybe somewhere more permanent could be found on the Forum (sorry Henk - I know this not quite what the site is for) where they could be a permanent exhibit - would love to visit the sites as a TOUR..
Due to terrible traffic conditions from french drivers, it was impossible to take the exact pictures (since the tabbacco on the Belgian side is a lot cheaper, you get a lot of "tourists") The rain didn't help much either! these pictures were all taken almost on the day that it happened 70 years ago! (March 1940)
Another one, that was very difficult to find!!;
A garage was built on the l/h. side of the house!! and the brick hous on left had new windows fitted, so the amount of bricks were not the same, and was difficult to convince Jan that it must be the right spot, the life of a brick (rivet) counter........
Very nice. Amazing some of the buildings still have the same business
as 70 years ago. The other one is on the border of Belgium and..the Netherlands?
Nice hobby, but it must take you a lot of time finding the exact spots.
Well done Lex, Jan and Rik. I'm amazed you found these places [/quote]
It's not easy. It involves drinking beer in vicarages, pastis in Chateau kitchens and spirits at the Mayor's house....a dangerous, risky task but someone has to do it !
Lex even added to it by committing an open container violation whilst in charge of a motor vehicle. Thank goodness it's Europe !