A soldier manages to sleep anywhere whenever he can.
Lance Corporal Bill Baggott sleeps on his motorcycle in Falaise, France - 13 August 1944 Photo by Michael M. Dean



Grabbing some zzzz's

The PIAT, an acronym standing for Projector Infantry Anti-Tank

The PIAT

Wg Cdr Dick Maydwell on board of the Marauder FK 142 ("R" Robert) "Dominion Triumph", the aircraft of the previous photo’s description. Note two kill’s marking (Me 323? The No 14 down many aircraft of this type) and the bullet’s signs under the cockpit. The Martin Marauder Mk I "Dominion Triumph", USAAF number 41-7363, On-Strength 23 Sep, 1942, was lost on 1 Feb, 1944 during a recce mission from Ghisonaccia, Corsica, at this time base of the RAF No 14 Squadron. The entire crew: F/Sgt MC Reid, F/S JT Brown, W/O A Western, F/Sgt TN Gilchrist, F/Sgt WH Carr, F/Sgt P Daley, was declared missed. Victor Sierra

