Gentlemen, My involvment with PBY Catalinas goes back to 1942 at which time I trained as a flight engineer in them at San Diego Naval Air Station, North...
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hkuil@...
May 2, 1999 6:30 am
To all the former PBY Flight Engineers and Garry S. Can you tell the group members what the duties for a Flight Engineer were on board a PBY Catalina, before,...
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frank de lorenzo
frankd@...
May 3, 1999 4:13 am
Hi Mateys: As a new member, here's a wee bit of background. I went to Pensacola as an Aviation Cadet in 1939 and got my Wings of Gold in May of 1940. My first...
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edhearne
hearne@...
May 3, 1999 4:13 am
Heijo Kuil, As I recall, the instruments at the flight engineers station were; head temperature gauges, tachometers, Manifold pressure gauges, fuel guages and ...
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hkuil@...
May 3, 1999 4:47 pm
Hello Marc At http://www.egroups.com/group/pby/info.html you can get a sign up box to add to your internet sight. Thank you for adding our sight to your...
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hkuil@...
May 4, 1999 4:52 am
Hello Ed Hearne and members Ed; Thank you very much for the explanation of Flight Engineer Duties on a PBY. I have learned a lot from your thorough E-mail. Do...
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Henry Aries
haries@...
May 4, 1999 5:06 pm
Flying in to Iwo our bow wheel came down and locked but sidemonts didnt come down fully and lock so we flew around a while and our Plane Captain (engineer) WG...
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George B Winter
pbycat@...
May 4, 1999 5:06 pm
I have had to start the engine (s) with the hand crank and it is no easy task. George ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/group/pby http://www.eGroups.com...
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hkuil@...
May 4, 1999 7:16 pm
Hello George and members Thanks for the E-mail, it's good to hear from you... Where do you stick the hand crank in, to start the engine the hard way? The...
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George B Winter
pbycat@...
May 4, 1999 9:51 pm
I have had to use the hand crank to start the engine(s) a few times and it is no easy task. George ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/group/pby ...
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hkuil@...
May 4, 1999 9:51 pm
Hello Hank and members. Hank, it's good to hear from you.... What I know about the main landing gear is that when they are retracted, they are mechanicaly...
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hkuil@...
May 4, 1999 9:51 pm
Hello NEW members This message is especially for members who recently joined the group. If you want, please reply to this message to introduce yourself telling...
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Andy.Massa@...
May 4, 1999 9:51 pm
... I can't get a continious stream of emails! Help! ... Andy Massa 05/04/99 07:46 AM To: pby-req-s7f335@egroups.com cc: Subject: Re: Please join...
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GARRYSHORT@...
May 4, 1999 9:51 pm
In answer to Heijo's question about PBY Flight Engineers duties. The F/E had control of the fuel system of the 'plane and was involved in the start sequence...
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WSneed3994@...
May 5, 1999 12:04 am
Dear Sir: I am appalled at the writing of what ever andy etc. has submitted. If he is over burden by the communications then please get him to hell out of the...
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George B Winter
pbycat@...
May 5, 1999 4:51 pm
Agree --George The old gal got us there and gots us back. ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/group/pby http://www.eGroups.com - Simplifying group...
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hkuil@...
May 5, 1999 5:37 pm
Hello Willie and members Willie, please know that there are several members like you, who do appreciate stories from VP-54/VPB-54. Please share with us some of...
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hkuil@...
May 5, 1999 5:49 pm
Hello new members. The moment you receive any message from the PBY group, [PBY]..... you know that you are a member, that is the confirmation. You can respond...
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frank de lorenzo
frankd@...
May 6, 1999 2:41 am
I saw a request for some photos of PBY's from one of the group. Here are some formation shots of PBY-3's taken over the usual morning cloud banks around San...
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LBlackwolf@...
May 6, 1999 2:41 am
to Mr. Willie Sneed: Please, Please send in as many of your stories as you can type to this list !!!!! My dad spent most of his time in WWII with VP54 in the...
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LaC1HocFan@...
May 6, 1999 2:41 am
I am looking for anyone who might have served with my father Albert Leroy Dodson ( Al Dodson). I am one of his sons Joe Dodson. ... eGroup home:...
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WSneed3994@...
May 6, 1999 2:41 am
Dear Kuhl: I have a lot of stories that I can recall. Before I get into those please check http://fortunecity.com/millenium/redwood/372/cover.htm This is...
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hkuil@...
May 6, 1999 2:28 pm
Hello Bob and members There is NO validation number for the PBY site. I once tried to get to our site at another computer to see the links, but got a lot off...
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hkuil@...
May 6, 1999 2:28 pm
Hello Joe Dodson Do you know in which squadron your father served or any other details? Greetings Heijo Kuil Group moderator Original Article:...
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frank de lorenzo
frankd@...
May 6, 1999 6:26 pm
... Joe: I went through flight training with an Albert L. Dodson in 1939-40. He was in class 133-C and I was in 130-C. We were aviation cadets. Upon...
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R. O. Blankenship
roblank@...
May 6, 1999 6:26 pm
Thanks Heijo I was able to get right to the links this time and yesterday I did get 3 emails with the same validation number of 70164691. I went back to the ...
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LBlackwolf@...
May 7, 1999 4:07 pm
What happens to me is I get to the egroup site fine and then I find the list of messages and when I click on a message to view it it asks for a user name and...
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hkuil@...
May 7, 1999 6:17 pm
To all members I will try to find out what is going on with this validation stuff. In one message Bob found out how to use some kind of password. I am sorry to...
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Walter L. Bourgeois
w5vb@...
May 8, 1999 12:40 am
Hey! Guys: I've never been asked for password when acquiring the PBY site, but before I can get any incoming Email, the server does ask for my password which...
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hkuil@...
May 8, 1999 5:11 am
To all group members from Heijo Kuil, Group moderator. I do not like this password/validation stuff. I asked the EGroups helpdesk about validation number and...
