Together with David Legg, we decided that David's list is to be used as the most up to date PBY survivor list, see: http://www.catalina.org.uk/downloads The...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
Compilation of members search for info on persons. Latest update: November 11th 2008. Garth Porter jesslin@... is looking for info on his father...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
PBY Restorations. Together with David Legg, we decided that David's list is to be used as the most up to date PBY survivor list, see: ...
Research resources. Latest update: June 4th, 2005; info from Tsahi. Naval Historical Center Naval Aviation History Branch 805 Kidder Breese SE Washington Navy...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
PBY related book list, Part 1 of 4: Updated April 11th 2009: Added: "Aerial Firefighting" "13 Squadron story" Written and published by Sid Grantham. A superb...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
PBY parts for sale: List created: January 12, 2007. ... For sale by: Les Pierce; saxplayer0001@... Most of my PBY parts are refurbished from the 1940s....
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
PBY related books, part 2 of 4: Revision date September 23nd, 2008; Updated: "Catalina mot ubåt"; review by Ragnar Ragnarsson. Calculated response of a PBY-6A...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
Scale models Metal: 1/72 Corgi AA36103 PBY Catalina MkIVA RAF Sullom Voe 1/72 Corgi PBY-5 Catalina 'Black Cat' US NAVY, 2006 VP-34 New Guinea 10/1944 1/150...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
PBY's in Movies. Last update; November 5th, 2007 Added: "Below", info by Jonas Frazir "Always" 1985 *v Warbirds- R.Dreyfuss; Remake of "A Guy Named Joe"...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
THE CUTAWAY PBY SHOPPING LIST; TO BRING IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF AUTHENTICITY. 6/27/04 Updated April 3rd 2006. Thanks to Bob Romaine. Although, happily,...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
PBY related books, part 3 of 4: Latest update April 7th, 2009; Added: "Icarus Updated" Info by Wynnum Graham Dark Sky, Deep water. First hand reflections of...
PBY related books, part 4 of 4: Latest update August 7th, 2008; Added: "Catalina mot ubåt. Flukt fra Norge". P-Boat Pilot; With a Patrol Squadron in the...
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PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2009 11:42 am
File created Oktober 18, 2006. Latest update November 25th, 2007. The following members are looking for info: - Erik Thingbo is looking for pictures and data...
Allan: You are right in that the Tombstone Promotions were for the ego of the recipients (and their wives) as the promotions did NOT INCREASE THEIR RETIRED PAY...
BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HEARD THE REMARK "TOMBSTONE" WHAT EVER. SATB GB BILL, VP-43...
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Allan LeBaron
vermontal@...
May 1, 2009 3:37 pm
Here is some more about the laws on "Tombstone" promotions. Like most things, it is more complex than I remembered it: (and CAPT DeLo a bwetter source) "The...
Capt.De,I had to laugh when I read your statement "and their wives".My brother in law,Robert Gillock who also was a Capt.(he got passed over because of being a...
Annoyingly, I see that our website has not been updated with my latest version so I shall have to have words. Meanwhile, for anyone who is interested, the...
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TWMcCarthy@...
May 1, 2009 7:30 pm
In the Los Angeles Times this morning, there is a photograph of a Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer wearing Navy Combat Aircrew Wings. I thought their use had...
Delo,when I said passed over,I meant for Admiral.His diabetic condition prevented it. Larry ... From: Larry Katz To: PBY@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 01,...
Larry: A whole ton of us (Captains) got passed over for Admiral! I have always salved my ego by contending that making Captain was like being President of the...
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Allan LeBaron
vermontal@...
May 1, 2009 9:44 pm
Here's a true DC story which illustrates Capt DeLo's point very well. I was in LION 6, which was a conglomerate unit for Guam - the "D" Unit was the nucleus...
DeLo,thats the way Bob felt and said,the only one who was disapointed was his wife,she could not go around saying she was Admiral Gillocks wife. Larry ... ...
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TWMcCarthy@...
May 2, 2009 2:55 am
You have my respect and I'm sure you deserved better, but the best doesn't always win. God bless! Tom (The Hoosier Hotshot) In a message dated 5/1/2009 2:08:29...
Hello members. A request that Bob Cleworth forwarded....... Margie Lynne wrote: "Hi, My Dad was in squadron 101 in Perth during the war on the Catalina's. I...
BET THEY ARE ONLY AIR CREW WING OF A NEWER DESIGN THAN WHAT WE GOT DURING WW-11 AS THEY HAD THEM BEFORE I RETIRED IN FEB OF 70. PROBABLY ONLY THE PATWING AND...
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Louis Dorny
NPO12@...
May 2, 2009 6:51 am
Hello, Bob Cleworth and Margie Lynne... Calvin Hover, nickname 'Shanghai' - yes, perhaps we have a thread to work with here. I have the Navy muster rolls for...
