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 Post subject: WWII Tribute 2007
PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:16 pm 
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The Lake County, IN Parks Department annually puts on a huge WWII re-enactment each year at Buckley Homestead. This year the event is scheduled for May 5-6 and annually hosts several warbirds performing tree top-level passes during the battles. Here are this years participants:

Vintage Warbirds:
TBM-3E Avenger
P-51D Mustang "Excalibur"
L-3 Defender or AT-6 Texan

Allied Forces
9th Inf. Div.
70th Tank Bn.
Commonwealth
29th Inf./ 9th In. MP's
2629th WAC Bn.
95th Rifles
...and More

Axis Forces
Grossdeutchland
353rd Inf.
4th Gebirgsjager
5th SS Wiking
715th Inf. Regt.
2nd Panzer
353rd Cavalry
Gross Deutschland 5th Kompaine

Website: http://www.lakecountyparks.com/WWII%20General.htm

Here is a video of last years battle with the L-3, P-51 & TBM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOgaM743 ... ed&search=

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The battle will be "The Battle of Falaise Gap"

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