tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40024129028031348892024-03-23T03:14:21.991-07:00Burma Banshees BlogA tribute to the 80thFG in CBI - WW2GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-21328417382978540792024-01-16T10:51:00.000-08:002024-01-16T10:52:50.048-08:00Happy New Year 2024 !A new image of P-40N #65 appeared on the <a href="https://www.rshonor.org/node/17524" target="_blank">Remembering Shared Honor website</a>.
Anthony Arnone had previously sent me an image of that P-40N named "Queen ... ? ... "
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We now can confirm that the name was "Queen Elizabeth", as the beginning of this name has been painted out on the other image, but the remaining letters read "...beth".
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Now, to find a photo of the starboard side of that one ^^GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-61536839324953991772023-07-26T04:47:00.001-07:002023-07-26T04:47:10.698-07:0089th Fighter Squadron members / EBAY find<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuco6cCh6PH8OWcSTxBnqAF0nZm7mBT_AZ7vD52xVWWnFfqfYcpHlCrWMT4G5zs5juT_mxO6hOLNh9mlyV1GDOi_mZHpMM1YQvY9jeqrMfBd7I5ZMx95af9abwAi_YQHOqM1dibyiFgXQ0pj2l1Ms9UICLqIM1pRsC40gYEklJyXK31jTdaj142oTE-s/s1600/89thFS%20men_main%20pic.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuco6cCh6PH8OWcSTxBnqAF0nZm7mBT_AZ7vD52xVWWnFfqfYcpHlCrWMT4G5zs5juT_mxO6hOLNh9mlyV1GDOi_mZHpMM1YQvY9jeqrMfBd7I5ZMx95af9abwAi_YQHOqM1dibyiFgXQ0pj2l1Ms9UICLqIM1pRsC40gYEklJyXK31jTdaj142oTE-s/s400/89thFS%20men_main%20pic.jpg"/></a></div>
Seen on <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/354937590585?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l1120&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=9aae105e37c04deaafe8690fd6f07b7b&bu=43087165145&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20230726040403&segname=11021" target="_blank">Ebay</a>, this vintage photograph of the 89th Fighter Squadron members, taken at Mitchell Field, early 1943, before their departure overseas.
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Some infos on the back side:
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You can order from their website : <a href="https://thundercals.com/1346-2/" target="_blank">https://thundercals.com/1346-2/</a>
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5 markings are included !
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EDIT: Norris Graser suddenly passed away in April. Deepest condolences to his family and best of luck to his son David to keep the Thundercals available.GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-5807230903338781362020-07-08T10:33:00.003-07:002020-07-08T10:33:54.214-07:00P-40N-1 DIKAM DEATH illustrationParu dans le <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LeFanaDelAviationMagazine/">"Le Fana de l'Aviation"</a> d'Avril 2020, pour accompagner la maquette "cartoon" de Tiger Model.
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Published in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LeFanaDelAviationMagazine/">"Le Fana de l'Aviation"</a> April issue.
I opted for DIKAM DEATH displaying #11 on her tail, but new info seems to confirm tail #15 & s/n 42-105099.
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J'avais opté pour le #11, mais les nouvelles infos semblent à la fois confirmer les souvenirs de Bob Gale et corroborer le #15 sur un P-40N posé en vrac par lui-même.
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Partant de cette image de Bernard Hoffman, on sait que le chiffre sur la dérive était compris entre #10 & #19.
Let's see which ones can be ruled out:
#10 stuck in the mud doesn't fit.
#11 seen in flight from a poor video still could be. It also may be the P-40N hidden in the distance on a 88thFS dispersal area in the woods...
#12 doesn't fit either from the 2 pics I have
#13 & #14 have no skull painted
#15 was supposed to be DIKAM DEATH, but some info published in <a href="https://burmabansheesblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/robert-bob-gale-88thfs.html">a previous post</a> seem to rule that one out, too: the checkers painted under Gale's left wingtip aren't visible BUT do appear on the right (starboard) wingtip of another P-40N parked just behind #15: how frustrating !
#16 is not Dikam Death either.
Now, let's find pictures of #17, 18 & 19 !
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#10 piégé par la boue n'est pas notre sujet.
#11 pourrait convenir, mais la capture d'écran d'une vidéo couleurs est trop floue. Ce pourrait aussi être ce P-40N à nez blanc du 88thFS caché parmi les arbres...
#12 ne peut convenir, au vu des 2 photos dont je dispose
#13 & #14 n'ont pas de crâne sur les images dispos.
#15 était supposé être DIKAM DEATH, mais en examinant des images<a href="https://burmabansheesblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/robert-bob-gale-88thfs.html">d'un post précédent</a> il semble qu'il faille rayer aussi celui-là: le damier N&B peint sous le bout de l'aile du P-40N de Bob Gale n'est pas visible MAIS apparait derrière la dérive du #15, sur l'extrémité de l'intrados droit d'un second P-40 parqué derrière lui ! Frustrant !
#16 n'est pas non plus Dikam Death.
Il ne reste plus qu'à trouver des images des P-40N #17, 18 & 19 !
Une planche de decals existe pour un gros P-40N radio-commandé, mais pourquoi l'ont-ils identifié comme étant #12 ??
You can also follow Mark Joyce progress on his 1/48 replica of "Dikam Death" flown by his (now gone) friend: <a href="http://www.p40warhawk.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=4;sa=showPosts;start=0">http://www.p40warhawk.com/smf/index.php?action=profile;u=4;sa=showPosts;start=0</a>
PS: Looks like I missed #19 on that well-known line-up pic !
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Mark Joyce a aussi terminé la déco de son P-40N-1/P-40M piloté par Bob Gale: DIKAM DEATH ! Bravo à lui !
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Mark Joyce also finished his P-40N-1/P-40M kit of DIKAM DEATH with the correct markings on the under-surfaces ! Congrats Mark !!GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-67728417061411330652019-05-31T08:36:00.001-07:002019-07-23T07:13:05.672-07:00NEW 1/72 decals (and 1/48 to follow soon) !<a href="http://www.rising.risingdecals.com/index.php/1-72-decal-sheets/225-72-084-the-burma-banshees-pt-ii">Rising Decals</a> vient de sortir un nouvel assortiment de P-40N porteurs de crânes blancs sur leurs capots ! Il est prévu d'en retrouver certains au 1/48 bientôt !
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New 1/72 decals for Burma Banshees P-40N. Some should also soon become available in 1/48 scale.
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À noter que les damiers de bout d'ailes (intrados) sont aussi fournis, pour tenir compte des nouvelles infos sur le #15 (?) de Bob Gale.GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-73096815349566842152019-05-31T04:31:00.000-07:002019-05-31T11:43:11.628-07:00P-40N #42 Betty JeanA new picture of P-40N #42 via Bill Maegerlein, allows us to ID this plane: 42-104586 seen from the starboard side, after a belly landing
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Une nouvelle image via Bill Maegerlein, permet enfin de connaître l'identité de ce P-40N, ainsi que son "nom": Betty Jean.
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Capt. Owen R. Allred was the subject of an earlier post on this blog: <a href="https://burmabansheesblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/captain-owen-r-allred.html">https://burmabansheesblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/captain-owen-r-allred.html</a>GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-43671786958910601792019-01-02T15:22:00.000-08:002019-01-02T15:22:02.275-08:00C-46 & 88th FS P-40Ns at MyitkyinaEnfin, une meilleure version de cette vue des P-40N du 88thFS à Myitkyina !
At last, a better version of that crappy image found in a CBI booklet !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O2U5qYXP_ZNJvMXjvJTuGNpT2Wcf0Te_tdmKj0eokGl7QeuDwBp88iKB3FcMF36PWrVuHzE91Golbb7M3gzwYIf2Cnuix7QrfP5Y32MuPTZ2eJZDl2JReqfFbLeU588Vy0qRpr2gA-w/s1600/88th+FS+P-40N+%2526+C-47+take-off.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7O2U5qYXP_ZNJvMXjvJTuGNpT2Wcf0Te_tdmKj0eokGl7QeuDwBp88iKB3FcMF36PWrVuHzE91Golbb7M3gzwYIf2Cnuix7QrfP5Y32MuPTZ2eJZDl2JReqfFbLeU588Vy0qRpr2gA-w/s320/88th+FS+P-40N+%2526+C-47+take-off.jpg" width="320" height="218" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1089" /></a></div>
The new one comes from a <a href="https://chindits.wordpress.com/2016/06/25/return-of-the-chindits-part-3/">"Chindits" page</a>
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Some 88thFS P-40Ns can be seen, and the first one appears to have a name painted on it. A better rez & uncropped version can probably be found in a museum... GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-91646194777276730982018-12-30T04:37:00.000-08:002018-12-30T04:37:09.958-08:002019 is here !Sorry for the lack of updates to this blog... will try to do my best in 2019 !
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Here is a pic from the Frank Arnone collection, thanks to his son Anthony.
Best wishes !GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-69073636560388130202018-02-07T04:04:00.001-08:002020-03-17T10:31:27.345-07:0088thFS P-40Ns UPDATE !An old picture, from the Owen Allred collection, had revealed an interesting feature: checkered wingtip on a P-40N displaying also an unidentified artwork on the wheel hubs.
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Des P-40N du 88thFS dispersés dans une clairière (coll. Owen Allred) révèlent un détail intéressant: un damier n&b sous l'extrémité du bout d'aile. En examinant un agrandissement d'un alignement de P-40N de cette escadrille, (à Nagaghuli, le 5 Mai 1944) on remarque un damier également peint au même endroit sur le P-40N "Dikam Death" de Bob Gale ! Ça n'est visiblement pas la même machine vue dans la forêt, mais probablement la marque d'un des "flights" du 88th FS.
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Close exam of a 88thFS P-40N line-up at Nagaghuli, on May,5 1944, reveals that "Dikam Death" flown by Bob Gale (see <a href="http://burmabansheesblog.blogspot.fr/2014/03/robert-bob-gale-88thfs.html">former post about him</a>) also displays the same (flight ?) markings ! Next to Bob Gale's P-40N, we can now identify P-40N #27, on another line-up picture, <a href="http://burmabansheesblog.blogspot.fr/2015/08/majeur.html">posted some time ago</a>.
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Le P-40N #27 peut maintenant être identifié également sur cet autre cliché d'un alignement de P-40s du 88thFS, grâce à la pin-up collée près de la mâchoire du crâne.
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Ce P-47 "Ready ...dy", dont l'identité reste un mystère, est prêt à délivrer un cadeau offert par la 10th Air Force. Ho ! Ho ! Ho !
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En bonus, cette photo fournie récemment par le petit-fils du Col. Sydney "Rosie" Grubbs, montrant le P-47D de son grand-père après qu'il ait heurté un arbre, au retour d'une mission de bombardement !
À suivre, en 2018 !!
GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-38180406707598572352017-01-29T08:41:00.000-08:002019-03-01T06:22:01.342-08:002Lt Joseph B Patton 90th FS (killed July, 15th 1944)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1you2SFW9Zbo9NB7HzleBTd306yCY-HNX4tKwPQ0zyLmP7pOY_eKhNHCxLkdI13RccojkPcnSPm5PehTQ-U3g8russI4J-a2xj5ZMMUE45SNR3jmfwsiq7NV9aIGIHzJVrLmcbGLgmUw/s1600/2Lt+Joe+B+Patton+90thFS+March+44_Fold3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1you2SFW9Zbo9NB7HzleBTd306yCY-HNX4tKwPQ0zyLmP7pOY_eKhNHCxLkdI13RccojkPcnSPm5PehTQ-U3g8russI4J-a2xj5ZMMUE45SNR3jmfwsiq7NV9aIGIHzJVrLmcbGLgmUw/s320/2Lt+Joe+B+Patton+90thFS+March+44_Fold3.jpg" width="122" height="320" /></a></div>
2Lt Joseph "Joe" Patton flew P-40N named "(the) Steamin Demon".
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Cet agrandissement permet d'identifier le #79 "Steamin Demon" parmi l'alignement de P-40N-1 du 90thFS. Un témoignage affirmait que le nom porté par ce P-40N était "Screamin Demon" mais il s'agit bien de STEAMIN.
Le crâne est barbouillé de gris sale (ou de rouge !) et le trait noir est moins épais que celui porté par le P-40N #76 "SNAG".
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Here is the proof that the name was indeed "STEAMIN DEMON" (thanks to Mirek Karnik, from Rising Decals company !)
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P-40N #79 again, taking-off (via Robin Adair)
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P-40N #79 displayed the "Boxing Bunny" 90thFS emblem on her rudder.
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Le "lapin boxeur" du 90th FS était visible sur le sommet de la dérive de certains P-40 et plus tard sous le cockpit de quelques P-47 de la 90éme Escadrille.
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Joseph B Patton trouva la mort le 15 Juillet 44, lors du crash de son P-47D dans les Naga Hills.
Joseph B Patton was killed when he tried to pull up to miss one of the Naga Hills and his P-47D stalled.
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Another version of a painted "Sluggo" 90thFS bunny on a cloth patch.
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You can watch "Steamin Demon" taking-off & Joe Patton, in this video on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC8U89uUEFI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC8U89uUEFI</a> at 0.33
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC8U89uUEFI">Vidéo YouTube</a> montrant les 8 pilotes participant à la mission du 27 Mars 1944, dont Joe Patton & son "Steamin Demon"GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-21112674891304419132016-11-07T01:08:00.002-08:002017-01-29T09:36:07.404-08:00New 80th FG decals in 1/72 !Thanks to <a href="http://www.rising.risingdecals.com/index.php/1-72-decal-sheets/186-72-072-the-burma-banshees">RISING DECALS</a>, here is a new sheet for your 1/72 P-40Ns !
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Includes decals for 7 aircraft:
P-40N-5 "White1", s/n 42-2105264, Col. Ivan E. McElroy, the 80th Fighter Group commander (from July 1943 to April 1944)
P-40N-1 "White 15", s/n unknown, 1st Lt. Robert Gale, 88th FS, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, Assam, India, Spring 1944
P-40N-1 "White 44", s/n 42104590, "Lulu Belle", 2nd Lt. Philip R. Adair, 89th FS, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, Assam, India, Spring 1944
P-40N-1 "White 55", s/n unknown (210xxx2), 2nd Lt. Herbert H. Doughty, 89th FS, 80th FG, Sadiya, Assam, India, Spring 1944
P-40N-1 "White 60", s/n unknown, "The Rough Cobb", 2nd Lt. Philip R. Adair, 89th FS, 80th FG, Assam, India, 1944
P-40N-5 "White 65", s/n 42105233, "Butter Bean II", Maj. A. L. Evans, 89th FS, 80th FG, Nagaghuli, Assam, India, 1944
P-40N-1 "White 76", s/n unknown, "Shag", 90th FS, 80th FG, Moran, Assam, India, Spring 1944
*** NB:from the images on this blog or on the 80thFG Facebook page, it looks like the new info about #15 is incomplete (white broad stripe under this P-40N "chin")
Also, name on P-40N #76 would be "SNAG" rather than "SHAG" ^^
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(from a color video)GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-78318010392107652742016-08-15T04:41:00.000-07:002017-04-02T07:53:01.636-07:00Happy 96th Birthday to Mr Dodd V Shepard !Sorry for the long silence + lack of updates...
Désolé pour le retard dans la mise à jour de ce blog !
Aujourd'hui, un des 2 pilotes survivants (à ma connaissance) du 89th FS fête ses 96 "étés" :)
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Bon Anniversaire, Sir !
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Thanks to his family for providing a new picture of Dodd sitting in a P-40N in India/Burma. Could be P-40N #62...
Sadly, Dodd V Shepard passed away on March, 5, 2017...GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-86156406500311108862016-02-12T12:52:00.002-08:002016-02-13T01:44:35.689-08:00The "Burma Banshees" website is back ! Thanks & Mercis to Robin Adair: le site web <a href="http://www.burmabanshees.com/">http://www.burmabanshees.com/</a> est de retour !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviu9SZJB0UQjcLlXK8j45eMi6stJ3VyOxxWfACU0YcBDEp9VlPL3mPBQYnjCcuFhVmgf9k2Ovqs8iTHI807DcEgotfTt9jqi5E3Xl8ux2xQj-u-YROukUbSeIO98FjvFrB6-r4iS7H7s/s1600/Capture+d%25E2%2580%2599e%25CC%2581cran+2016-02-12+a%25CC%2580+21.46.00.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviu9SZJB0UQjcLlXK8j45eMi6stJ3VyOxxWfACU0YcBDEp9VlPL3mPBQYnjCcuFhVmgf9k2Ovqs8iTHI807DcEgotfTt9jqi5E3Xl8ux2xQj-u-YROukUbSeIO98FjvFrB6-r4iS7H7s/s320/Capture+d%25E2%2580%2599e%25CC%2581cran+2016-02-12+a%25CC%2580+21.46.00.png" /></a></div>
Good work, Robin !
Et toujours, la <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BurmaBanshees/">page Facebook du 80th Fighter Group</a> !GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-69368475957153839812016-01-19T08:55:00.001-08:002016-01-20T10:58:32.740-08:002016BONNE ANNÉE 2016 !
Une photo tirée de l'album de <a href="http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=sidney-johnson-miller&pid=146841073">Sidney Johnson Miller III</a>, transmise par sa fille: Merci, Marjo !!
Le mécanicien vient de mettre ce P-40N sur le nez, lors d'un simple roulage au sol... On remarque le nom "The Rock" faiblement visible sur le capot.
Ce P-40N-1 a déjà été aperçu portant le #10, dans l'article sur Bob Gale.
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Thanks to Marjorie Warren (Sidney J Miller III's daughter), here is a new picture of P-40N 42-104577, named "The Rock". We had seen that P-40N before, flown by Bob Gale, over the Naga Hills (tail #10)
This is his crew chief next to the pranged P-40N, at Lilibari (India) on Nov 9, 1943 and that P-40N was usually flown by Ralph W Thomas.
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GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-78308004154926898462015-11-23T01:55:00.000-08:002015-11-23T02:04:38.179-08:00Mission du 27 Mars 194418 avions japonais furent abattus lors de cette mission.
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18 japanese fighter & bomber planes were shot down, that day.GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-8049944023688561282015-11-22T10:01:00.000-08:002015-11-23T01:51:12.559-08:00Hal Doughty's P-40N #55Le P-40N de Hal Doughty se retrouve sur plusieurs photos de la collection Adair, reconnaissable à son crâne assez "rond" et aux étoiles peintes sur les flasques de roues.
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Hal Doughty's P-40N #55 can be seen on some pics from the Adair collection. His P-40N had stars painted on the wheel hubs.
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Here are the four 89thFS + four 90thFS P-40Ns involved in the March,27 mission.
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Roy Michael "Mike" McReynolds, son of Burma Banshee Lt. Raymond B. Mc Reynolds, suddenly passed away on Oct.5.
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We had been exchanging some infos about his father in the past months. His father's P-40N was #51, according to at least one report.
He flew P-40N 42-105961 on Feb. 21, and 42-104583 on the Mar.27, 1944 mission; then shared P-40N 42-104592 with Bob Bell. His P-40 was named "June" after his wife (LaJune).
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Obituary can be found here:
<a href="http://www.fohnfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3343725&fh_id=10698">http://www.fohnfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3343725&fh_id=10698</a>
GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-50358342777059968932015-08-24T04:44:00.000-07:002018-02-07T02:58:28.973-08:00Majeur Un étonnant emblème peut être remarqué sur certains P-40Ns du 88thFS: un avant-bras et une main dont le majeur est déployé.
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An interesting "extended mid-finger" design can be seen on some 88thFS P-40s.
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Another example on this 88thFS P-40N line-up, in this case, on P-40N #27.
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Une autre vue du P-40N-1 #16
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GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-9168554939086376072015-07-20T10:40:00.000-07:002015-07-20T10:40:12.163-07:0089th Fighter Squadron pictureThanks to the family of Phillip A Coll, here is a picture of the 89th FS officers.
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We are lucky to have the names on the back.
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Image fournie par la famille de Phillip A Coll, avec les noms au dos ! Merci à elle.GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-66468206113847430662015-07-18T15:56:00.000-07:002015-07-22T01:58:20.594-07:00"The BURMA BANSHEES" sur Facebook !Robin Adair started a Facebook page about the 80th FG: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BurmaBanshees">feel free to visit</a> !
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Robin a publié une photo des membres du 89th Fighter Squadron dont voici un agrandissement.GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002412902803134889.post-87723037022808139652015-06-19T04:26:00.001-07:002019-05-31T04:36:00.922-07:00Lt Sherry Dare P-40N "WAHOO"Lt Sherry Dare flew a P-40N-5 named "Wahoo", 42-105234 probably, unknown tail #.
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Une autre image révélant le côté droit, a fait surface récemment sur un forum. Le numéro individuel reste un mystère...
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A new picture, showing the name painted on the right side of the cowling, surfaced recently (thanks, Steve ^^)GeeBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07559641737752859082noreply@blogger.com0