Hi. I was very interested to recieve this e mail. I was with VP-84 from the day we arrived in Iceland until the day we left. I don't recall ever seeing a...
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Pilotrod2@...
Dec 3, 1999 1:14 am
Neither do I Walt. Some came thru enroute to Brit. I especially remember one that took off over the hill and a couple minutes later give us a real fireword...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
Dec 3, 1999 2:02 am
Hi Walt, No. 269 Squadron RAF was based in Iceland with some 20 Lockheed Hudsons from mid-1941 to December 1943 (VP-84 was there from October 1942 to September...
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BUTTER1942@...
Dec 3, 1999 2:43 am
I was unaware that VP-84 was flying cooperative mission with RAF Hudsons, but I do recall the incident where Lt. Millard was involved with that surfaced sub....
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Marc Commandeur
PBY@...
Dec 3, 1999 7:37 am
People, Did you see the new NZ Catalina Group Website? Have a look: http://www.catalina.org.nz/ I put up a link on my links page. On the personal front: Our...
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Braeden McCall
ctd_warbird@...
Dec 3, 1999 2:29 pm
This is Braeden from the Canadian Warplane heritage Museum again and I just wanted to ask one question. Does anyone have any pictures of blisters? Inside or ...
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Bill Larkins
wtl@...
Dec 4, 1999 1:04 am
Several who use aol have told me they cannot receive more than one photo per message so I will send these individuallly....
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Bill Larkins
wtl@...
Dec 4, 1999 1:06 am
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Bill Larkins
wtl@...
Dec 4, 1999 1:07 am
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Bill Larkins
wtl@...
Dec 4, 1999 1:08 am
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Bill Larkins
wtl@...
Dec 4, 1999 1:09 am
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BUTTER1942@...
Dec 4, 1999 2:16 am
Hi Ragsie. Far be it from me to argue the point, but learning of the joint Hudson/VP-84 operations are a revelation to me. I attended the pre flight ...
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Marc Commandeur
PBY@...
Dec 4, 1999 6:27 am
Bill, I like these stamps. I hope the guys from the PBY-CIA finally get a USA stamp with a Catalina on it. Marc. -- ... Marc Commandeur...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 4, 1999 7:13 am
Hi group, from Wynnum. Wayne Schroder at WWW.PBY.COM asks for info on two men taking a short flight on the wing of a PBY. I'll post this there and here because...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 4, 1999 8:13 am
Bill, Marc, I appreciate those shots from Bill. Tongue in cheek now, could this be the CIA Catalina somebody was looking for a while back? Don't be fooled by...
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Bill O'Neil
ab4fk@...
Dec 4, 1999 4:13 pm
To: Marc... You're right Marc , the stamps sent in by Bill Larkin are great. The PBY-CIA organization has been trying for years to have our US Postal Service...
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David Legg
david_legg@...
Dec 4, 1999 10:29 pm
Braeden I would imagine that you must have the PBY-5A/Canso parts manual and service manual that has exploded views of the blister installations? If not let...
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BOBSAERO@...
Dec 5, 1999 6:07 am
Hope this helps.This is N-68756 .Important to note ,blisters that open outward like this must be securely locked because if opened in flight , could be torn...
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R. O. Blankenship
roblank@...
Dec 5, 1999 7:47 pm
The following email was relayed to me and others from Tom Doty, web master of the Blackcat squadron VP/VPB 54 web site. With the many squadrons represented in...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
Dec 5, 1999 10:49 pm
On 14 May 1943, Lt(jg) P.A. Bodinet, in an Iceland-based PBY-5A, 84-P-11, #2457, attacked and sank U-640 in position 6032N 3105W (approx. 335 NM southwest of...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Dec 5, 1999 11:03 pm
Gentlemen and Ladies, this has nothing to do with our PBY group, it is just a reminder to all of you who are out there and might have forgotten... On this...
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BUTTER1942@...
Dec 6, 1999 4:43 am
I remember the incident clearly. At the time, and still, I wonder how well thought out was the decision to attempt an open sea landing with nine people aboard...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 6, 1999 7:32 am
Walt, Ragnar, and group, hi from Wynnum in Australia. Walt said - I really enjoy this net...surprising how many people around the world are interested in the...
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kn4ch1@...
Dec 6, 1999 11:45 am
To Whom It Might Concern, I was a member of VPB92 and would like to contact any former member of that squadron. I would be interested in any PBY info as well....
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Francis H Clifton
FHCPBYFOR@...
Dec 6, 1999 7:42 pm
Wynnum; I have one of the planes you list. PBY-5 BuNo 2470.
On October 22, 1945, as a base officer at Jacksonville NAS, I flew a 0.6
hour flight in it.
I...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
Dec 6, 1999 10:01 pm
Hi Walt, You are not the first one to question Lt(jg) Vieira's judgement attempting an open-sea landing to rescue the Fortress crew. Because of its greater...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
Dec 6, 1999 10:40 pm
Monday, December 06, 1999 7:36 AM, Wynnum in Australia wrote: "I've got a bit on all but 12 PBY-5s and 10 PBY-5As [first 200]; Missing are 2311, 15, 17, 2351,...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
Dec 6, 1999 10:52 pm
Hello Joe and welcome to the group. I've been posting short narratives of German u-boats sunk by PBYs. My records show that VP-92 shared in the destruction of...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Dec 6, 1999 11:18 pm
When Ensign George Gay, sole survivor of VT-8 contingent in SBDs after the Battle of Midway, was overflown by the PBY which rescued him a day or so later, they...
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Heijo Hindrik Kuil
hkuil@...
Dec 7, 1999 12:33 am
Hello Joe Kelly and other who want to join Please send a message to my Hotmail address to become a member. Anyone who wants to become member should use this...
