Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1468)
My father, Lt.Col.(retired)Wilson C. Hansard, was a member of the P-47 Thunderbolts and passed away this am,Jan 19. When he retired in 1963, he was commander and pilot of a B-52 with the 320th Bomb Wing of SAC.
Posted By: Linda Cormack
(ddcormack@aol.com)
on 01/20/2002 12:22:45 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1467)
Calling all 371st FG,9th Air Force ww2 guys, a memorial plaque is to be placed at your WW2 base at Bisterne England this year. any thoughts or comments about it.
Posted By: peter oliver
(peter.oliver493@btinternet.com)
on 01/18/2002 7:15:24 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1466)
just wanted to let all you guys know that what you did back then is still remembered and appreciated by alot of americans young and old even though we don't tell you guys and gals nearly as often as we should.
Posted By: jesse lewis
(donutMKL@aol.com)
on 01/17/2002 1:28:00 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1465)
The Tuskegee Airmen, 332nd Fighter Group, flew the jug briefly in May/June 1944. Our men are credited with being the only ones to sink a destroyer with only machine gun fire! The jugs 8 50s did the job right!
I have never had the thrill of flying the jug but I did my Aeronautical Engineering Technology degree project on her at the College of Aeronautics. General Jimmy Doolittle, who was an honorary member of the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., and our former 15th Air Force commander, also loved the jug, and was one of the trustees at the College of Aeronautics in Queens, New York.
Michael A. Joseph, II
Historian
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
NY/NJ/CT
My 1996 Supercharged Riviera "Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Staff Car" license plate reads is "332FGP47".
Posted By: Michael A. Joseph, II
(djoseph@stny.rr.com)
on 01/15/2002 1:27:36 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1464)
Myself, My Father and My uncle were career military pilots. My father John J Garrett Maj (ret) passed away in 2000, His brother, Lt Eugene E. Garrett flew P-47's in Germany and was KIA in France. Any information regarding him would be appriciated greatly - Thanks
Posted By: Gene Garrett
(jgarrett@smyrnacable.net)
on 01/03/2002 5:21:55 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1463)
You have a great website. Keep up the good work. Will have to return here often.
Posted By: John Cowan
(jcowan@nc.rr.com)
on 12/27/2001 10:39:11 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1462)
Glad I found the site. Like to hear from anyone stationed at Seymour-Johnson NC or Wilmington NC or 413th Fighter Group. Keep 'em flying!
Posted By: Preston "Pete" Perry
(emphperry@earthlink.net)
on 12/27/2001 9:53:41 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1461)
I have enjoyed the new site...was in class of 44-F Craig Field, Selma,Al. and the 405th FG 509Sq in the 9thAF.
Posted By: Robert F. Bolster
(Rbolster1@aol.com)
on 12/26/2001 3:41:39 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1460)
I was in the first Cavww2. My Brother flew p47s in the 1st air force from 1943 to 1944 He flew all primary planes from the pt-19s-pt23-bt13-p40s and the p47s.THe p47 was his first love.Great web Site. Keep them Flying.
Posted By: Lawrence A Deutsch
(loveyoubub@aol.com)
on 12/25/2001 10:25:26 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1459)
Just want to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Remember our freedom and keep our military men and women in our thoughts. God bless!
Posted By: William Martin
()
on 12/23/2001 11:38:06 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1458)
Looking for p-47 pilots that grad class of 44F. Looking for info re my brother Lt. Donald Failing, from that class 44F to England & ETO.Any info/contact will be greatly appreciated.
This new site is great. Visited old site numerous time in past year or so and will continue, many more times
Posted By: Bruce Failing
(bru2699@yahoo.com)
on 12/23/2001 6:20:53 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1457)
Great site. One of the WWll members of the 366th Fighter Group Assoc. told me about it. As a P-47 unit in WWll, F-84, etc. in the inter-war years and F-4s in Vietnam we have some members who flew combat in 3 wars. The Jug pilots all say it is their favorite mount.
Posted By: Steve Pennington
(gunfighter11@juno.com)
on 12/18/2001 12:06:32 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1456)
Actually I am Mel Crum, Glenn's baby brother, Glenn flew with you Jug pilots until he went into P51s, he has E-mail but has a heck of a time trying to use it, send this guy a message at the above address at the above address, I am trying to sell him on the advantages of using the internet, but he is very cranky and stubborn (can you believe it?)
Posted By: Glenn Crum
(glenair@earthlink.net)
on 12/15/2001 7:48:10 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1455)
I am looking for the losses of the 373rd FG 412th FS between the 1st October 1944 and the 10 October 1944 Especially on the P-47 42-26696 “Katie” this aircraft went down in Belgium near Gembloux the pilot (unknown) was maybe killed but the aircraft made a Belly-Landing
Posted By: Phil
(philippe.dufrasne@skynet.be)
on 12/14/2001 12:51:41 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1454)
Great idea for a site. P-47 pilots have a story to tell that is truly significant. I was in the 373rd Fitr Grp, 412 th Fitr Sq in Europe. Flew 88 missions supporting the ground troops. Recalled during Korea, I stayed in to participate in Korea, the Cold War in the Far East and Europe, SAC for 11 years including BUFFs in Vietnam during 1968-69.
Posted By: Glen T. Noyes, Col., USAF (Retired)
(enoyes7@home.com)
on 12/12/2001 11:34:15 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1453)
Searching for anyone who was in the 356th at Groton Point, Conn. in early 1943. Need information about the mid-air collision over Long Island that killed Ed Woolery. A Lt. named Cosack was in the other plane and parachuted to saftey.
Posted By: Bob Yingling
(ybyingling@aol.com)
on 12/12/2001 4:45:42 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1452)
Yes I was woundring if you had any info on two Piolts from
Pearl Harbor. There names are Danny Walker, Rafe MaCawley.
If you do can you pleas email the info. I have tried every
where and can not find any info on them. Thank you
Stefanie Scott
Wife of a Military Man "Army"
Posted By: Stefanie Tucker
(sexxyyystef@cs.com)
on 12/11/2001 5:40:23 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1451)
Since I have not reviewed the entire web site, it is too early to give a worthy comment. However, I do have to ask a favor of you. Please enter the web site for the Ninth Air Force Association(9AFA) and I will enter yours in ours. The URL for 9AFA is WWW. Ninthairforceassociation.org.
I am a former Jug pilot of WW II for a while. Only 30.5 missions. Tat is when I met the French underground.
Posted By: Stanley E. Stepnitz
(stanstep@erols.com)
on 12/10/2001 6:35:51 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1450)
Gene Madore
406th FS 371st FG 9Th AF
Vancouver,Wa 98686
E-Mail generma@attbi.com
Posted By:
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on 12/09/2001 1:51:58 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1449)
My Dad is Fred Christensen (56thFG/62FS) he was really happy to know about this new website. I told him how really wonderful it was and he hopes that if anyone would want to contact him, they can do so through me! His only regret is that he has no access to a computer himself.
Posted By: Diane (Christensen) Haagensen
(you2win@aol.com)
on 12/07/2001 8:01:01 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1448)
I have all the copies of the first several years of the
Jug letters. Can.t find the list you want as stated in my
latest info letter. Please advise
Posted By: Perry Lusby
(POML@MSN.COM)
on 12/06/2001 8:09:32 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1447)
I JUST DISCOVERED THIS SITE, AND WOULD LIKE
TO COMMENT ON ONE OF THE EVENTS THAT I WAS
INVOLVED IN, NOT IN THE AIR BUT ON THE AIR-
FIELD WHEN APPROX. 12 ME 109'S PASSED DIRECTLY
OVER MY HEAD, ROUGHLY 200-400 FEET ABOVE ME.
NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY WERE THE ONLY ENEMY PLANES
THAT I ENCOUNTERED EXCEPT FOR ONE DECOY WHILE ON
AN ESCORT MISSION TO HAMBURGH. HE WAS ABOUT 1000
FEET AND WE WERE AT 24000 FEET.END OF STORY!!!
Posted By: JOHN A MINARD
(JOHNMHOMECOM@MSN.COM)
on 12/04/2001 7:55:26 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1446)
My father's name is John Coxe and he was a P47 piolet in the second world war. He has asked me to find out if there any members of his old air group still around. The group name was the 912 fighter control squadron , part of the 9th airforce. Based in England starting in 1942 then in France and Germany.
Posted By: David Coxe
(davidcoxe@hotmail.com)
on 12/04/2001 11:15:12 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1445)
Bob Huddleston told me about this site. Delighted to see it and will be most happy to contribute a short bio on
George Preddy who got his first three victories flying the Jug. He went on to become our top Mustang ace.
Bob may be writng Preddy's bio, so I will wait until you get through the H's and the P's to see more about
the format. Great job.
Posted By:
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on 12/02/2001 9:25:20 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1444)
A great site, and cheering to see the effort to capture the great contributions P-47 pilots, crews and acft made to our military in WWII. Often wondered why USAF didn't make effort to employ P-47 in Korea. Were there truly too few left around at that time, or were there other reasons why?
Posted By: Terry Popravak
(terrylinapop@earthlink.net)
on 11/29/2001 10:29:35 PM EST
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