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PostPosted: Thu Nov 24, 2011 8:23 am 
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Fellow enthusiasts and historians:

My brother and the documentary producer and director, David Devries, who produced a documentary on the filming of the "Bridge Over the River Kwai" and others, have teamed up to produce a documentary on the US/American young men who volunteered to fly and fight for the British before the US entered WW2. This seems to be an all but forgotten episode in the historical record except for the excellent work by Wally Feydenchuk who who wrote "Immigrants of War." While we deeply appreciate Wally's solid contribution to the memory of these men, our effort is to produce a film documentary for television that will bring the service and sacrifice of these pilots alive on the screen. We are still looking for any and all reminiscences, photographs, diaries, interviews, and memorabilia that will improve the film and provide a more complete historical documentary on the training and service of the volunteers.

From David Devries:

"We are developing a major network television special on those Americans who enlisted and flew in the Royal Canadian Air Force in the early years of World War Two. The program will be aired in the United States and abroad. We intend for this special to be a definitive record of the heroism and sacrifice of these men who bravely answered the call for help of a neighbor. As part of the process of preparing this television event we will be interviewing some of the veterans of this time. However, to tell the story more intimately, we are also searching for diaries of detailed log books of these fliers, living or dead, so that the program can be presented as much as possible in their own words. It would be nice if such diaries or logs contained detailed observations by the men about their training, why they chose to enlist in the RCAF, their reactions to England and the feelings and fears about their experiences in aerial combat. Any original material sent to us will be copied and promptly returned to you. Your willingness to allow us to use these diaries or logbooks will be an important part in presenting the story of these men to a generation who know little or nothing about it. We appreciate you help"

If anyone has information on my father, William D. "Bill" MacMonagle, who flew the Short Stirling bomber in 1942 and later Beaufighters in North Africa for the USAAF I would be deeply grateful. We look forward to hearing from you.

All the best, and thanks
William Peter MacMonaagle
wmpmacm@gmail.com
Devriesfarm@aol.com

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Charlotte, NC
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Central Piedmont Community College
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