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A
MAGNIFICENT RENDITION OF OUR B-29
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The
Lady Be Good Tragedy |
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| On Apr.
4, 1943, 25 B-24s took off from Soluch, Libya, on a bombing mission
against Naples, Italy. All returned safely except the Lady Be Good.
It was found nearly 16 years later in the Libyan Desert. This story
tells of the search for the crew of this ill-fated plane. |
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B-29
CREWS TORTURED BY THE JAPANESE |
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Japanese indignities included beheading,
removal of body parts, cannibalism, castration, Amputation by vivisectionist,
and disembowelment, to mention a few.
Should be Required reading. |
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Bataan
Death March |
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Nanking
Massacre |
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MODEL
AIRPLANE SECTION |
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| A Complete Model Section Covering
Radio Control, U Control, Scale Models, And The Revolutionary 1/18
Display Models. |
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B-29 Fly-over Honors
WWII Airman |
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| Bill Royster was a B-29 tail gunner
on the crew of the "Big Stick" on Saipan. His dramatic story
tells of being shot in the side and spending three months in the hospital.
Story provided courtesy of Bill Royster |
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Recollections of William
F. (Bill) Welch of the 31st and 91st SRS |
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| Bill Welch recalls his combat missions
flying RB-29s over Korea, trips into Mig Alley, China, and Manchuria.
Contributed by William F. (Bill) Welch |
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Alone
With The Enemy |
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| Bill Welch tells of the dangerous
combat missions flown by RB-29s of the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance
Squadron. Alone, deep in enemy territory in Korea and China. Story
provided courtesy of William F. (Bill) Welch, crewmember on Lt. Earle
Ambrose's crew. |
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Flak Alley a poem |
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| Bill Royster, a B29 tail gunner on
Saipan during WWII, sums it all up in his poignant poem. By
Bill Royster |
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Banana King of Saipan
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| B29 tail gunner Bill Royster writes
about his pride in the 20th AF, dropping supplies to POWs in Japan,
and discusses taking a 50 cal. Bullet lodged near his spine. Story
provided courtesy of Bill Royster |
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A
Comprehensive Listing of Books, Movies, and
Internet Web Sites Covering Warfare |
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| A listing of material covering WWII,
Korean Conflict, with B-29s, B-36s, jets, and famous battle sequences.
Contributed by Wayland Mayo |
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Displaying The
Korean War Service Medal |
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| Instructions on mounting the letter
of appreciation and medal from the President of the Republic of Korea.
Contributed by Wayland Mayo |
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" High Flight
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| A great poem written by a 19 year
old pilot with the RAF, killed when his Spitfire crashed. Before his
death he mailed this immortal sonnet to his parents in the U.S.A.
By John Gillespie Magee, Jr. |
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Enjoy
a slide show with over 95 photos
of The Confederate Air Force Ghost Squadron |
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A Strange
Airplane Story |
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| Airplane crosses Atlantic stuffed
with ping pong balls. |
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ONE WILD RIDE-
the LT. Thomason story |
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| What happens when a B-29 looses three
engines? Read about this hairy mission. Contributed by William F.
(Bill) Welch |
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Words spoken over 500
years ago still meaningful today. |
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Can
a C-17 land on an Aircraft Carrier? |
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The Navy has a problem.
Submitted by Wayland Mayo |
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