“Dashing Dave” McCampbell’s career had started inconspicuously. He graduated the U.S. Naval Academy in 1933, and was discharged into the res...
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Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history. Show all posts
the "Swoose" the only survivor of the 19th BG of Clark Air Base, Philippines. The only known surviving combat plane that served in the war from start (Dec 8th 1941 mission) to finish. The only surviving "Shark Tail" B 17. Pieced together from parts planes though the war. Now its been 70 years of storage and moving, and moving and storage. No one has displayed it, or restored it... or displayed it before dismantling it for storage.
Delivered to Hickam Air Base Hawaii, in May 1941, and moved to Clark Air Base PI in Oct 1941 Dec 8th 1941, the Japanese bombed Clark Air Bas...
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the Snuggle Bunny, 35 missions in WW2, and 65 more in Korea
http://philcrowther.com/6thBG/6bgplane32.html
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Wright Brothers vs Smithsonian
Although today the 1903 Wright Flyer is in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, there is a funny story behind the very important replica...
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Author and photographer John Slemp is seeking WWII bomber jackets to preserve their history and artistry in an upcoming book.
The flour sack and POW symbols are for resupply and evacuation missions at the end of WWII. (very cool and the only examples I've ever s...
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Did you ever hear of the B 32? Probably not. But, they had an incredibly historic moment at the end of WW2
Development of the B-32 started before WWII, in June 1939. US Army Gen. W.G. Kilner delivered a study that recommended development of a new ...
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21 electric motors and controllers powering the winches that righted the capsized USS Oklahoma after the attack on Pearl Harbor, were salvaged from Honolulu's retired streetcars.
By late July of 1942 the Navy had created a plan to salvage the USS Oklahoma commencing in March 1943. This was a cooperative effort between...
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Looks like Richfield Oil had a party bus
found on http://autoretropassion.blogspot.be/2016/07/station-service-garage_17.html
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