I HAVE DONE FURTHER RESEARCH AND IF ONE LOOKS INTO "GOOGLE" SEARCH FOR "US GENERAL DONOVAN", AND THEN GO TO PAGE 2 OF THE RESULTS. CLICK ON THE FIRST ITEM ON THAT PAGE NAMED 'WILD BILL DONOVAN"
SUCCESS !! THAT ITEM SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS DONOVAN'S TALKS WITH YUGOSLAVS ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF GERMAN INVASION AND THE CAPACITY TO RESIST. DONOVAN OFFERED US ASSISTANCE.
Hi all, for long time I looking for all possible data about the sell of P-40 to the Yugoslav Kingdom. This sale was arrangement after the visit of Gen. Donovan and there was number of 200 planes to... more
Hi Srecko The first 10 aircraft that were sent for Yugoslavia were all P-40C aircraft. The serial numbers for these aircraft were 41-13389 41-13390 41-13396 41-13397 41-13398 41-13399 41-13400... more
WILLIAM DONOVAN — GRAEME McDERMOTT,Wed Apr 11 19:23
iNTRIGUING. ANOTHER PAGE IN THE P-40 STORY. I LOOKED UP GOOGLE AND ENQUIRED INTO A US GENERAL DONOVAN. I GOT TWO RESULTS - ONE A MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM DONOVAN WHO WAS APPOINTED IN 1940 AS... more
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM DONOVAN was the director of the OSS (Office of the Strategic Services), which was the precursor of the CIA. He most probably had agents operatin in Yogoslavia, or he may have... more
STEPHEN, I BELIEVE IF YOU READ THAT INTERNET ARTICLE ON DONOVAN, YOU WILL FIND THAT HIS WORK FOR ROOSEVELDT & CO AROUND ITALY, YUGOSLAVIA ETC (TRAVELLING AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN TO REMAIN INCONSPICUOUS) ... more
William "Wild Bill" Donovan is one of my personal heros and a well-known figure of the early-mid 20th Century. A Columbia U. quarterback, COL Donovan commanded the 165th Infantry (NY's "Fighting... more