Heijo, Many thanks for the message and I have sent an e-mail off to Lou. We have been in touch before but not regularly for awhile. Jim Sawruk ...
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TWMcCarthy@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
I never flew in a PBY but I was a Radioman/Gunner on a PB4Y1, and was around a lot of PBY's on North Island in 1943. My interest in PBYs stems from the fact...
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Braeden McCall
ctd_warbird@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
Yes the Canso at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is still in waterbombing colors. The colors are Yellow with Blue stripes. These are the color of the ...
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William T. Larkins
wtl@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
Lou Dorney's comments on August 29th are fascinating, particularly when compared to the "official" date on the Aircraft History Cards. Lou, if you have...
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William T. Larkins
wtl@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
This is one of those Aircraft History Cards that I find suspect in that it is a WW2 form with hand written notes copied from the earlier card which was then...
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David Legg
david_legg@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
Luis As a starter, can you let me know which individual PBYs by registration are in Portugal at the present time and their location. Also, there was a report...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
Many thanks for the PBY postcards. All makes sense. Some seem to have come to the conclusion (as I did earlier) was that if a PBY had the 'soup bowl' spinner...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
Allan thanks for the two pictures as it brings back so many memories, especially the one of the boat house. I noticed on the sign it said United States Naval...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
Allan, an after thought, I dont remember any black P.Boats being in Perth when we got there.All of 22's were about gone,and no 101's. All we came out with was...
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Marc Commandeur
pby@...
Sep 5, 1999 5:24 pm
People, I put up a page about the Moses Lake auction. First go to the news page then follow the link on the left or at the top of the page to the auction page....
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R. O. Blankenship
roblank@...
Sep 6, 1999 2:56 am
I just picked this up from a forum question on Tom Doty's web site for VP/VPB54 War Diary. The question came from Tom himself and even though I made a stab at...
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James C Sawruk
jsawruk@...
Sep 6, 1999 2:56 am
Tom, Robert G. Lowrie was part of VP-14 in 1942 and after transitioning to PB4Ys he became part of VB-102. There is a good chance he is still with us as he is...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 6, 1999 3:34 am
Bob, I have no answer for that, I know that when I was on watch and radar and when we spotted anything I followed down on my radar, even though it was at...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 6, 1999 6:24 am
Marc: I have two photographs given to me years ago by CAPT D. G. Donaho, USN *Ret.), since deceased, which were taken at the base at Crawley Bay in Perth. One...
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Henry Aries
haries@...
Sep 6, 1999 4:32 pm
Hkuil,ve3fbg,Geo Lowe 167 Flying Boat Amateur Radio Society is connected to subject museum. Are you acquainted? Understand they had a Sunderland flying...
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 6, 1999 4:32 pm
Attached is a photo of one of PW10's Utility Unit planes befo' de wahr, sent to me by LT C. P. Benedict, USN (Ret.), who was an NAP with the unit at the time....
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Allan LeBaron
allan_lebaron@...
Sep 6, 1999 4:32 pm
Attached (in two separate messages) are the two promised PW10 photos sent to me some years ago by CAPT D. G. Donaho, USN (Ret.), who had been XO of VP-22 when...
Reading from Samuel Eliot Morison's book "The Struggle for Guadalcanal" Page 203, a PBY (Lt Hoffmanof VP-91) attack on Zuikaku (carrier) at 0250 also alarmed...
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hkuil@...
Sep 6, 1999 4:50 pm
Hello Hank and members I do not know Geo Lowe of the Flying Boat Amateur Radio Society. Maybe Braeden McCall knows him, he is the Canso flight engineer. I...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 7, 1999 5:12 pm
In order for the reader to understand the waar time use of the Swan River for the Catalinas and the grounds and buildings of the University of Western...
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SEAN MILLIGAN
jetsarekids@...
Sep 7, 1999 5:12 pm
Hello Alan -- How can I get a copy of that DUCK to use in my Utility Squadron book? Wonderful shot of very historic aircraft. Thanks! Semper Fi Sean, over ... ...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 7, 1999 5:12 pm
Apart from the U.S.Navy men on the base there were the R.A.A.F. Voluntary Air Observers and guards. With regard to the Air Observers my only information came...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 7, 1999 5:12 pm
I understand that three catalinas came to grief at Crawley, one hit a log, and two ran up on the beach,however everything was stripped for future use and the...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Sep 7, 1999 5:12 pm
Larry and group, Avis Koenig sent me some parts of Vernon's memoirs. Vernon, now deceased, was a radioman - did the VP-11 tour in SoPac, then still with VP-11...
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Ragnar J Ragnarsson
ragsie@...
Sep 9, 1999 10:29 pm
So would I Alan. Fleet Air Base Iceland had a DUCK, but I haven't been able to locate a picture of it yet. The one you have is great. Best regards, Ragnar (in...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 9, 1999 10:29 pm
Wynnum, recieved your message and believe me, the date is March 1st,1944,Pilot of our plane McElwee, their pilots name is absolute right. Walt Shinn, Second...
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larry Katz
papakatz@...
Sep 9, 1999 10:29 pm
Wynnum and group. I am looking at my log book as I write this to you and it happened on March 1,1944., I heard from a Roland Beauregard and he was in VP11 at ...
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Louis B. "Lou" Dorny
npodorny@...
Sep 9, 1999 10:29 pm
Sean from Lou Dorny... A "Utility Squadron Book" ? Are you writing a book? Me too. Let's put our heads together and at very least learn what the other is...
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Wynnum B Graham
wbg@...
Sep 9, 1999 10:29 pm
Allan, some musings about spinners and that which is following them? Please take this real, real serious, or otherwise, as suits. The thing behind the spinner...
