Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: A Wellington and an Infantry Officer
Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: A Wellington and an Infantry Officer

Hedge-Hopping with Matt Bone: A Wellington and an Infantry Officer

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37 min
Success & Inspiration
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<p>So how did a piece of Vickers Wellington Mk X HF485 find its way to Virginia, USA? Jon Bernstein, Arms & Armament Curator at the National Museum of the Marine Corps, returns to Hedge Hopping to tell the remarkable story of his grandfather and the crash of Wellington HF485 days before deployed to France in July 1944.</p> <p>Buy Jon's book, P-47 Thunderbolt vs German Flak Defenses: Western Europe 1943-45, at our Bookshop: <a href='https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781472846297'>https://uk.bookshop.org/a/6252/9781472846297</a></p> <p>Follow Jon on Twitter: <a href='https://twitter.com/Cobrahistorian'>@Cobrahistorian</a></p> <p>Buy our Merch! <a href='https://shop.historyhackpod.com/'>The History Hack Shop is Open!</a></p> <p>Like the episode? Drop us a tip via Ko-Fi! <a href='https://ko-fi.com/historyhack'>https://ko-fi.com/historyhack</a></p> <p>Like the podcast, join the fun on Patreon: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/historyhack'>https://www.patreon.com/historyhack</a></p>

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