P A C I F I C W R E C K D A T A B A S E Comprehensive guide to WWII Pacific Wrecks http://www.pacificwrecks.com ... Thank you for your visit or support of...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
May 1, 2001 9:53 pm
Heijo & Group, I located the PBY-5B Erection & Maintenance Manual in the archives of the RAF Museum at Hendon and have already orderd a copy which I'm donating...
4916
hkuil@...
May 1, 2001 11:36 pm
Hello members. On the internet..... Veterans Speak ... http://www.pacificwrecks.com/people/veterans Nate Gordon - PBY Pilot & Medal of Honor Recipient ...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
May 2, 2001 1:39 am
Heijo: Very good story about Nathan - he made it sound like it was all in a day's work. I laughed when he noted that he'd become a friend of a USAF captain ...
4918
hkuil@...
May 2, 2001 2:02 am
Hello members. Does anybody have an update on the PBY's at Hawkins, Texas. If you look at Marc's web-site at http://www.catalina.demon.nl/ and click on...
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Heijo Kuil
hkuil@...
May 2, 2001 2:33 am
Hello members. Recently, I sent out a survey to all members about the PBY e-mail group etcetera....see below. After reading the answers to question #7, I was...
4920
royangie@...
May 2, 2001 2:35 am
A few months back we were discussing the gibson girls. A few didnt know they were a part of emergency equipment andlots of questions arose and some didnt but...
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Justin Taylan
justin@...
May 2, 2001 3:59 am
Allan, Yes, it was amazing to speak with nate Gordon. He was very humble, and did not even remember the name of the Rear Admiral who gave him the Medal of ...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
May 2, 2001 4:08 am
Captain DeLorenzo: W. J. Holmes, who wrote "Double-Edged Secrets," had written fiction for the Saturday Evening Post before (and some was published early in...
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W J Sneed
wjsneed@...
May 2, 2001 2:38 pm
Boys: Please send me Nathan Gordons phone number. He is a great soul and a wonderful man. Some of you might not know that he came home, studied law and got...
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R. O. Blankenship
blankens@...
May 2, 2001 3:07 pm
Hi Group I have been very proud of the clock that Willie mentioned. It was work of love by Danny Fleeman and I am sure it will remain a keepsake for as long...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
May 2, 2001 3:55 pm
It must be very satisfying to citizens of Arkansas to have as their representative someone they can be unreservedly proud of. allan_lebaron@... ...
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Frank DeLorenzo
frankd@...
May 2, 2001 4:22 pm
Sorry! That doesn't ring a bell with me---either from personal experience or from stories, written articles or even scuttlebutt. Off hand I would think it...
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Steinberg, Melvin S
mel.steinberg@...
May 2, 2001 6:51 pm
I have heard of other planes dropping bomblets into aircraft formations, but not the PBY. ... From: Frank DeLorenzo [mailto:frankd@...] Sent:...
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cdagnese@...
May 2, 2001 11:04 pm
Here's a useful site for technical info. www.faa.gov/avr/air/airhome.htm It contains the following: Advisory Circulars Airworthiness Directives Federal...
4932
haries@...
May 3, 2001 12:38 am
Group, Just received sad news from NY4B Crawford (Dub) Shealey. Regret to inform the members of The Flying Boat Amateur Radio Society of the passing of our...
4933
hkuil@...
May 3, 2001 12:56 am
Hello members. All credit goes to Justin Taylan for contacting Nate Gordon. His website: http://www.pacificwrecks.com Greetings, Heijo. Willie Sneed wrote: ...
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Bobsaero@...
May 3, 2001 4:47 am
One of Schneider's Cats is Ex-CAF N-68756 ,BUNO 46590 a PBY-5A..The records I have show it being with VPB-84 in January of 45.It was brought to configuration...
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Walter L. Bourgeois
w5vb@...
May 3, 2001 2:42 pm
Here is new proposed large tags that will be placed on tail section of our surveillance aircraft for future "China" flights. Walt B. (DubyaBee)...
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ragsie@...
May 3, 2001 2:57 pm
Hank, I'm saddened to hear about Bill O'Neil's passing away. I never had the chance to meet him personally, but we corresponded with each other for many years....
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W J Sneed
wjsneed@...
May 3, 2001 6:40 pm
Justin: The people just left here after tying our comuters together. I tried to send you and answer to your request about the picture of Nathan Gordons crew....
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David Legg
David_Legg@...
May 3, 2001 7:30 pm
Heijo. N9502C is still at Hawkins although destined for Australia. Although Bob Schneider supposedly acquired the CAF's old N68756, I do not think it has been...
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janewell47@...
May 4, 2001 12:26 am
I have just joined your group and proud to be in it, I feel that I am among heroes. You PBY Flyers did a great job, especially during W.W.II rescue and ...
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Frank DeLorenzo
frankd@...
May 4, 2001 2:02 pm
Jane: Your father, Dale S. Newell, was in my flight class at Pensacola. It was Class 130-C. We started training at Pensacola in Sept of 1939 and got our...
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Richard M. Douglass
rmdover2u@...
May 4, 2001 4:13 pm
This to Jane about her father Dale Newell. Have you tried to pull his service record from the military records center in St. Louis? Should be able to nail down...
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Win Stites
winvp91@...
May 4, 2001 5:48 pm
Jane : Try the website of: www.Military.com and look under the subheading of "Personnel Locator". This might work if you haven't already found your dad through...
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hkuil@...
May 4, 2001 11:00 pm
Hello Tony Newell For info on VP-24, see: http://www.vpnavy.com/vp24.html Greetings, Heijo. janewell47@a... (Tony Newell) wrote: My main reason for looking...
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Bobsaero@...
May 5, 2001 2:21 pm
USCAR only updates when a buyer bothers to re-register an aircraft.They only have to be registered for flight ,this can be years after the sale for project...
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David Legg
David_Legg@...
May 5, 2001 6:48 pm
Can you confirm that N68756 is actually now at Hawkins or is it still in Tx? I would appreciate confirmation either way. Regards. David Legg: Editor, The...
4947
janewell47@...
May 6, 2001 1:33 am
No, I don't know the where about of the PBY you mentioned. Try the FAA, they should have some registration info...
