27 Sep

When my sisters, brother, and I (Siblings in Sweden) arrived on the Swedish island of Gotland our mission was to visit the crash site of our Dad's B-17 Liberty Lady....

10 May

When we visited the site of the forced landing of the Liberty Lady B-17, we had two possible crash sites: Mästermyr A or Mästermyr B....

01 May

Today is Day 1 of "The Grand Tour" for my son and I as we trace the World War II footsteps of my parents....

27 Aug

In custody of the local military unit, the ten airmen, miraculously safe and sound, were taken by truck to the folk high school in nearby Hemse. After two nights, the crew left for the Swedish mainland....

02 Aug

Albin Larsson, of the Home Guard, armed with the rifle and bayonet, neared the area of the smoking plane and called out to the crew of ten in his foreign tongue, "Are you wounded? Are there any bombs?"...

29 Jul

The man walking toward the plane was Albin Larsson, workshop owner and member of the Home Guard. From what I have read, the Home Guard was comprised of local armed volunteers, likely former soldiers, who were "on guard" to protect the island. ...

01 Jun

Lasse Svensson, a little boy who lived in the tiny village of Hemse on the island of Gotland, heard the noise of a plane flying low. Because his Dad owned a photoshop in Hemse, there was always a camera nearby, and it was always loaded...