Group, FAW 4 Folks have been advised by Jack "Ole Haugen editor of FAW 4 Airdales that on NBC Dateline.12/29/00 at 9pm est. will air program covering Battle of...
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Norman Taylor
normtaylorc47@...
Dec 2, 2000 10:19 pm
Wynnum: I've got a black&white 8Xl0 of a PBY-4 in the water (l2-P-9) can't tell location, however, a maint man in shorts is standing on top of the wing working...
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Mark Aldrich
mark457@...
Dec 3, 2000 1:03 am
Norm, I can't speak for Wynnum but I know I would like to a scan of 12-P-9. I have attached a small scan of the National Geographic image from the December...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 3, 2000 1:15 am
Norman, I'd like to see a scan of the black and white photo, thanks in advance. Regards, Wynnum. ... From: Norman Taylor <normtaylorc47@...> To:...
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L. B. "Lou" Dorny
npodorny@...
Dec 3, 2000 2:41 am
Norm, Mark, Wynnum & Group Pics of 12-P-3 & 12-P-9 are excellent. Mark's of 12-P-3 in color showing the red horizontal rudder stripe very clearly. These are...
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Mark Aldrich
mark457@...
Dec 3, 2000 5:16 am
Last Saturday one of the Boy Scout in my troop saw what he thought was a PBY on the AMC channel so he turned on the VCR and taped the rest of the short program...
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Butter1942@...
Dec 4, 2000 12:56 am
Who was doing the 40 knots, you or the QM? Just curious. Walt....
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Butter1942@...
Dec 4, 2000 1:39 am
I can remember being on the beach crew. Their job was to wade out to incoming aircraft, floating landing gear, attach them to the aircraft so they could be...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Dec 4, 2000 3:06 am
How about getting your hands black as can be from those landinggear tires....
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heijo kuil
hkuil@...
Dec 4, 2000 8:04 pm
Hello members. I found the following message on Marc Commandeurs web-site: Paul R. Mays from Baltimore Maryland writes: I am trying to find anyone who...
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Frank DeLorenzo
frankd@...
Dec 5, 2000 8:51 pm
This picture of PBY-3 12-P3 is interesting. I was in VP-12 at the time that picture was probably taken and it is concievable that I may even have been flying...
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L. B. "Lou" Dorny
npodorny@...
Dec 6, 2000 6:12 am
Frank from Lou... Yeh, you're right, some of us old salts knew all that stuff... some of us, a little, maybe... but not all of us have first hand experience in...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Dec 6, 2000 6:39 am
I know this will be bum information, could2411,2428,2417,2414,2418, have belonged to VP21 when we left from Pearl...........These were some of the early BU# in...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 6, 2000 7:49 am
Frank, Your bit on 2412 is of interest to me. I record that VP-12 got six PBY-5 in early August. 2411, 2412, 2413, 2414, 2416, and 2428. You may not have flown...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Dec 6, 2000 1:48 pm
Wynnum: Aha! I think those BuAer Nos. you give for VP-22 were actually VP-21 - -22's were earlier models - some of the first -5s. [Pardon me if I gloat -...
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Frank DeLorenzo
frankd@...
Dec 6, 2000 8:53 pm
Lou: You asked about anchoring a PBY. Strangely enough, I have never anchored one. In my experience where ever we went there were always buoys already in...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 6, 2000 9:01 pm
Allan, Fair cop. Cheers, Wynnum. ... From: Allan LeBaron <allan_lebaron@...> To: <PBY@egroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, 6 December 2000 23:48 Subject: Re:...
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SEAN MILLIGAN
jetsarekids@...
Dec 6, 2000 9:01 pm
Hello Frank De Lorenzo-- Was that Fleet Oiler AO - 77 USS COSSATOTT ? Sean, OVER ... From: Frank DeLorenzo <frankd@...> To: PBY@egroups.com...
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Frank DeLorenzo
frankd@...
Dec 6, 2000 9:21 pm
Wynnum: I checked my log. Here are my flights in VP-12 for Aug of 1941: Aug 13 PBY-5 BUNO 2412 AUG 16 PBY-5 BUNO 2414 "" 18 PBY-4 BUNO 1244 "" 18...
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Frank DeLorenzo
frankd@...
Dec 6, 2000 9:30 pm
Sean: No. USS KENNEBEC (AO-36) DeLorenzo ========...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 6, 2000 9:45 pm
Frank, Thanks on that. Great stuff. It all helps with my interest in PBY squadrons and their planes. Best wishes, Wynnum. ... From: Frank DeLorenzo To:...
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RLEDF@...
Dec 6, 2000 9:49 pm
To group: Some questions have been raised about anchoring PBYs. In my own case I have no recollection of ever having any instruction...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Dec 6, 2000 11:39 pm
Looking in my log book, I flew in # 2409, on March 28,1942 from Pearl to Palmyra, and then in the ensuing days to canton,then to Suva and then to noumea and...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Dec 6, 2000 11:47 pm
To some of you PPC's when did you advise us in the blisters to throw out the sea anchors and when were we to trip them after missing a bouy?...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Dec 6, 2000 11:58 pm
Again, 2411 and2414 were VP21 planes. 2411 was side num,ber 7 2414 was side number 10 ... [Click Here!]...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Dec 7, 2000 12:19 am
THIS MAKES THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME I WILL SEND THIS, AS THE OTHER TWO CAME BACK FOR WHAT REASON BEATS ME............. JUST A REMINDER ON WHAT DECEMBER...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Dec 7, 2000 1:44 am
Larry, I inadvertantly typed VP-22 in my message repeated below. It should read VP-21 ... your squadron Larry, ... VP-21. 2411 and 2414 and 2428 had been...
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wsneed3994@...
Dec 7, 2000 6:06 am
Well down Larry, Keep up he good works. Willie and Jumps...
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haries@...
Dec 7, 2000 7:53 am
Group,In 95 when celebrating VJ Day + 50 FAW 4 Reunion had static from Sources to call it WW2end but Caps had VJ+50 Logo. Not only the Vets at Pearl and all...
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Hammer
hammerin@...
Dec 7, 2000 1:58 pm
Hi, I've been impressed by the recall/detail of the BU#s for VP 21 and VP22. Does anyone have the same numbers for VP #23 as of 12/7/41? I do know that 8 of 12...
