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P47 Pilots Guestbook
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1569)
I am chairman of boxted airfield historical group, we offer free life membership to all boxted 150 veterans.
Boxted of course was the home of zemkes wolfpack the 56th f.g.
we are holding a flyin on the airfield on 30/31 august 2003 and would like to welcome 56th veterans and or their families to come over as our guests.
Posted By: richard turner
(anne.turner@bushinternet .com)
on 01/03/2003 3:20:11 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1568)
I am the nephew of Ed Dimarzo. I am sorry to say that he passed away this past year. We loved hearing about his time flying the P47. We will miss him and my aunt Mary who also passed away a few months before Uncle Edward
Posted By: David Soluri
(solurid@citrus.k12.fl.us)
on 12/29/2002 9:52:12 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1567)
I KNOW EVERYONE WANTS PICTURES OF THE P-47 IN A GREAT DOG FIGHT BUT I WANT SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT FROM ALL OF YOU P-47 PILOTS ..MY MOTHER HELP BUILD THE GREAT THUNDERBOLT IN EVENSVILLE IND. AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PICTURE OF ANY WOMAN OR WOMEN RIVOTING A WING OR WELDING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE PILOTS OF THE P-47'S FOR KEEPING THE GERMANS OFF MY DADS ASS WHILE HE WAS BOMBING GERMANY HE WAS ON A B-24 NAMED "THE REBEL GAL" OUT OF HALESWORTH ENGLAND. ANY PICTURES OF A P-47 BEING BUILT WOULD BE GREATLY APPREACIATED. ALSO IF ANY OF THE PILOTS OF A P-47 HAS A PICTURE OF A B-24 BOMBING GERMANY . MY MOTHER AND FATHER ARE STILL LIVING AND IN GOOD HEALTH LIVING IN LOVINGTON NEW MEXICO.
THANKS DANNY
Posted By: DAN GRIFFITH
(TEXASO@LAPEER.COM)
on 12/26/2002 10:54:27 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1566)
I KNOW EVERYONE WANTS PICTURES OF THE P-47 IN A GREAT DOG FIGHT BUT I WANT SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT FROM ALL OF YOU P-47 FANS... MY MOTHER HELP BUILD THE GREAT THUNDERBOLT IN EVENSVILLE IND. AND WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PICTURE OF ANYWOMAN OR WOMEN RIVOTING A WING AR WELDING. I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE PILOTS OF THE P-47'S FOR KEEPING THE GERMANS OFF MY DADS ASS WHILE HE WAS BOMBING GERMANY HE WAS ON A B-24 NAMED "THE REBEL GAL" OUT OF HALESWORTH ENGLAND. ANY PICTURES OF A P-47 BEING BUILT WOULD BE GREATLY APPREACIATED. ALSO IF ANY OF THE PILOTS OF A P-47 HAS A PICTURE OF A B-24 BOMBING GERMANY . MY MOTHER AND FATHER ARE STILL LIVING AND IN GOOD HEALTH LIVING IN LOVINGTON NEW MEXICO.
THANKS DANNY
Posted By: DAN GRIFFITH
(TEXASOLAPEER.COM)
on 12/26/2002 10:51:54 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1565)
Here's wishing a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a safe and joyous holiday season to all Association pilots, members, fans, and everyone who visits and posts. I truly enjoy this site and the great information and stories. God bless and take care.
Posted By: Johnny Sparks
(jsparks@uland.com)
on 12/24/2002 2:54:35 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1564)
Not widely known to this day is that the first tail to warm the seat of all Jugs ferried from the Long Island Repuablic plant fall l944 was that of a WASP ferry pilot, of a detachment of WASP ladies living nearby in a motel, to allow all male ferry pilots to go to combat. WASP ferry pilots amassed an outstanding record of reliability flying every military aircraft we owned, including the B-29 and the first jet fighter. 38 out of the ll00 of them died for their country. A similar group in England, the Air Transport Auxiliary, from 21 British Empire nations, with 25 American girls, ferried every conceivable military aircraft around the islands and to France. Amy Johnson, British equivalent to Amelia Earheart, was shot down and killed in this duty. The Russian "Night Witches" flew bombers and fighters in combat, with horrendous losses, and some of them became double aces. Many flew our beloved Jugs. Let's all give our sister military pilots their well-earned due.
Posted By: Frank Lewis
(femtl@earthlink.net)
on 12/22/2002 12:28:01 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1563)
I was looking at some of my pictures from the 368th Ftr. Grp. 395th Ftr. Sq. and they brought back a lot of memories. Those memories prompted me to make this input in the hopes that some of my friends from the 395th will see it and respond. I remained on active duty as a Reserve Officer for almost 29 years and was scheduled to go for 35 but Agent Orange hit me and I was grounded. Before being grounded I spent most of my career as a 1416 Staff Air Operations Officer. I flew C-123's on my first tour in Vietnam and was based at Tan Son Nhut and my second tour was at Udorn, Thailand as A/C on a ABCCC RC-47D. We were advance cadre and our mission was taken over by C-130's during the Fall of 1966. Our ship was shot down by MIG's near Sam Nuea, Laos and unfortunately my assigned crew of 8 were all killed in the MIG attack. I was scheduled for rotation soon after my crew was lost and then I was assigned to Scott AFB where I was a C-131 Pilot for MAC. I was hospitalized with Agent Orange, met the Physical Evaluation Board and was grounded. I didn't care for a ground job and retired to continue my undergraduate education in the fields of accounting, IRS Code, and Tax Law. I continued my education until I received my MBA in Finance and a degree as a Doctor of Philosophy. After retirement I established my business as a consultant and provided other CPA's with the latest interpretations of the IRS Code. I continued my consulting business for ten years and then retired for good. All the work I do now is volunteer. I hope to see some reply's from other 395th pilots in the near future.
Posted By: Dr. Herman C. Baldwin/Lt. Col. USAF Retired
(HBald13714@aol.com)
on 12/21/2002 12:09:05 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1562)
Dear P-47 pilots,
The Long, Long Ago Oral History Project is multilingual, multicultural oral history project based at Suva Intermediate School. We research, record, preserve, publish, and disseminate the history of the American West in a series of student-done, award-winning oral history magazines.
We are in the midst of doing a "World War II Veterans Oral History Series" and are interesting in contracting and interviewing World War II veterans. Because we believe that your members' memories are a historical treasure that should be preserved and an educational resource that should be shared, we were delighted to come across your website and are very interested in interviewing P-47 pilots. We hope that some of your members are interested in being interviewed and we hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Brooks
Tecumsuh6@cs.com
Posted By: Michael A. Brooks
(Tecumsuh6@cs.com)
on 12/19/2002 8:30:08 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1561)
Great plane the Jug. Flew with the 456th FS 414th FG in Florida Blanca, PI in 46. Looking for an old West Point tent mate by the code name of Mouse. Come in if you are there. Cheers to any others who may have been there.
Posted By: Stan Wood
(pilotww2@aol.com)
on 12/18/2002 3:47:07 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1560)
I was with 48th Fighter Group 492nd Sq St Tround, Bel, through the end of war..Have Tried to locate Doug Hardin,Bob Hutto, Barney Lamb...Any pilots from 492nd still around please contact..
Posted By: John P "Jim" Crow
(pcrow@hiwaay.net)
on 12/15/2002 8:54:26 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1559)
PLEASE NOTE the e-mail address for the P-47 Pilots Assn. website webmaster has been changed to p47webmaster@comcast.net. Please use this address for all future correspondence.
Posted By: Jacki McPhee
(p47webmaster@comcast.net)
on 12/06/2002 6:45:18 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1558)
I am seeking info on the P-47D flown by Capt. Alex D. Currie
of the 41st FS 35th FG 5th AF in New Guinea. All I know is that it was #93 named "Baby Dumpling"
Posted By: JACK COOK
(Ordy1Jack@msn.com)
on 11/28/2002 4:14:41 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1557)
My father, William John Nisbett, Jr. was a P-47 pilot with the 511th Fighter Squadron. He earned a Distinguished Flying Cross and another medal which I have not yet been able to identify. (I'll keep trying!) Dad passed away on September 10, 1990 and I tucked his wings into his breast suit pocket before he was interred. I am very proud to be his daughter.
Posted By: Corinne Nisbett Denoon
(corinne.denoon@att.net)
on 11/18/2002 9:53:41 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1556)
The 510th Fighter Squadron is back online! Visit us at http://www.510fs.org. The 510th was a memeber of the 405th Anyone interested in information about the 510FS, 405 FG, during WWII is invited to browse to http://www.510fs.org The site coveres WWII - Kosovo. Thanks, David M. Sarvai WebMaster, 510FS
Posted By: David M. Sarvai
(David@510FS.org)
on 11/17/2002 9:02:13 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1555)
333 Fighter Squadron Members! I am a Captain in the current 333 Fighter Squadron flying F-15E's here in North Carolina. We are trying to piece together our lost heritage. If you have any information, photos, pieces of memorabilia, etc, or you just want to know more about the modern day 333rd, please contact me. We would love to hear from you!
Posted By: Scott Taylor
(Scott.Taylor@SeymourJohnson.af.mil)
on 11/15/2002 6:37:08 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1554)
333 Fighter Squadron Members! I am a Captain in the current 333 Fighter Squadron flying F-15E's here in North Carolina. We are trying to piece together our lost heritage. If you have any information, photos, pieces of memoraboloa, etc, or you just want to know more about the modern day 333rd, please contact me. We would love to hear from you!
Posted By: Scott Taylor
(Scott.Taylor@SeymourJohnson.af.mil)
on 11/15/2002 6:25:24 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1553)
Hoping someone out there can help me find a needle in a haystack.
I am a volunteer with the Peterson AFB Air and Space Museum in Colorado Springs. We presently are restoring a P-47N (Serial number 44-89425). We are understanding that the grandparent of the host unit here at Peterson, the 21st Fighter Group, was briefly assigned P-47s when it moved to Guam following the surrender of the Japanese in WWII.
We are hoping that someone out there may have a photo of a 21st FG P-47 so that we may finish our aircraft in the appropriate colors and markings. Anybody out there?
My regular mailing address is: 12405 Oregon Wagon Trail, Elbert, Colorado, 80106-9033. Thanks for any help!!
Posted By: Jeffrey Nash
(jeff_nash@hotmail.com)
on 11/14/2002 11:50:46 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1552)
Very nice site. I belong to a aircraft model builders/historical interest group in the Chicago area. We have WWII P47 pilot in our group who got me interested in P47 Pilots and their aircraft. He belongs to your association.
Posted By: Scott S. Olsen
(solsen2000@attbi.com)
on 11/12/2002 1:43:34 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1551)
Would like to hear from and/or correspond with other fighter jocks, WW II onward, who flew three or more combat tours. I know there were some who flew four, maybe more. High-mission guys, let's get acquainted, Jug jocks or other.
Posted By: Frank Lewis
(femtl@eartllink.net)
on 11/10/2002 11:49:31 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1550)
Proud that sites like these are here for interested folks like me to check out!We need to relish the chance to talk to these heros that remain.If we forget their deeds,then they will have to be relived and re- fought by our children!I hope that never has to come to pass.Jim, hick from Arkansas!!!
Posted By: jim ammons
(ammons@iocc.com)
on 11/07/2002 11:26:16 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1549)
Hi all. I am looking for a good online photo of a P-47 to show my son the plane his Great Ulter Carl Beckham flew in Europe.
Thanks,
John
Posted By: John Carl Beckham
(jcbeckham@yahoo.com)
on 10/31/2002 4:17:12 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1548)
i really appreciate what the pilots went through to make the war a sucess, i just want to say thank you, and i admire what you do
Posted By: ky sorelle
(creek05@aol.com)
on 10/28/2002 6:19:07 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1547)
WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THE T-BOLT PILOTS ARE LISTED IN THIS
GREAT SITE ITS NO WONDER THAT DER FUEREUR DECIDED TO END
IT ALL---- ONE MORE THOUGHT AND THAT IS ABOUT THOSE BRAVE
BOMBER CREWS THAT HAD TO SIT AND TAKE ALL OF THAT HEAT,
I HAVE THE GREATEST RESPECT FOR THEM,FOR ALL THEY PUT UP
WITH AND WENT THROUGH HELL!!!!
Posted By: JOHN "MINNEE" MINARD
(NEW ADDRESS-----JAAUSTINM@AOL.COM----)
on 10/28/2002 12:34:35 AM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1546)
In memory of two great 406th guys who suffered unusual deaths. George McKeand, my buddy, bailed out, was seen to run into woods. Body found a few days later, executed with pistol bullet to back of neck, courtesy Sepp Dietrich's SS tankers. George was not the only 406th pilot who bailed and was executed. Levitt Beck was shot down by FW-l90, betrayed from French Underground to Gestapo, sent to Buchenwald concentration camp where he died just before l68 American and British airmen were transferred to a regular Stalag for duration. One American and one Brit died at Buchenwald.
Posted By: Frank Lewis
(femtl@earthlink.net)
on 10/24/2002 1:38:42 PM EST
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Guestbook Entry (msg id: 1545)
Anyone looking for information on the 36th Fighter Group please contact me. We just had out 31st Reunion in Louisville, Kentucky and had a great time. Neal Melton flew the P-47D "Hun Hunter XVI" in for the veterans in attendance. Thanks to Neal, there were a lot of smiles on the faces of the pilots and ground crew that were there. Next years reunion will be in Austin, TX. Should be a great show!
Posted By: Steve Kirkup
(The36thFG@aol.com)
on 10/23/2002 8:24:10 AM EST
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