[303rd-Talk] Dispatch Motorcycle Riders

[harold susskind]

You all: I know nothing about Motorcycle riders.  But I do know that Chelveston had a squadron which dropped leaflets at night.  I imagine that intelligence people wrote the copy that went on to the leaflets. As a PFF crew, we flew about 12 missions out of Chelvetorn, the easiest ones were ones on D-Day.  Cheers.  Hal Susskind 

> From: jss at wt.net
> To: 303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com
> Subject: RE: [303rd-Talk] Dispatch Motorcycle Riders
> Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:37:08 -0500
> 
> I do not have any info as to dispatch riders out of Molesworth but the
> following may be part of the answer to the question of transport of
> documents, etc. to higher HQ. The group CO had a Piper Cub liaison aircraft
> at his disposal. He knew of my father's interest in flying and let him fly
> the airplane (with one of the qualified pilots) on occasion. My father once
> related that some important paperwork had to go up the line to HQ and he
> went along with a pilot to deliver same. They flew in the cub, in what he
> said was awful weather with near 0 visibility, two pair of eyes watching for
> trees, power lines and basically following roads. He said it was a very
> exciting flight. I would assume that this air delivery method was used, at
> least for important material, on other occasions as well. 
> 
> Jack S. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Gary Moncur
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2009 6:09 PM
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> Subject: [303rd-Talk] Dispatch Motorcycle Riders
> 
> 
> See the note below.  I don't think I have ever heard of Dispatch Motorcycle
> Riders at Molesworth.
> I guess the question is, "How did the classified information like photos and
> debriefing reports get from Molesworth to 8th AF Bomber Command at High
> Wycombe?"
> 
> Any help is appreciated:
> Gary
> 
> -------------------
> 
> Hello
> 
> I am very interested in the DR - Dispatch Motorcycles Riders work during
> WWII.  The 303rd site is the best I have found as it appears to be so
> complete, as it gives credit to the ground crews as well as air crews. 
> So often the ground crew are nameless faces.
> 
> I was very interested to see that you have a group photo of the S2 Unit with
> all their names except one man.  I have been trying to find evidence of the
> S2 unit at Chelveston - 305th Heavy Bombardment Group without success.  I am
> always being told they were part of another unit but the Memorial in
> Chelveston clearly states there was an S2 Intelligence Unit there during
> WWII.
> 
> Am I right in supposing the at DR would have taken all the debriefing
> reports and photographs produced by the S2 Unit to HQ?
> 
> Thanking you in anticipation of your answer.
> 
> Elizabeth Guyver
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> Gary L. Moncur
> 303rd Bomb Group Historian
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