Burt H. McIntosh
BURT H.(MAC) McINTOSH,
native of Unadilla, New York, entered the
service in 1940 at Mitchell Field, Long
Island. After enlisted service with the Army
Air Corps and the Signal Corps in Iceland, he
was commissioned in the Quarter master
Corps, serving a short stint as Company
Commander in a truck regiment. Accepted
for flight training while commissioned, he
graduated Class 44-D at Craig Field, Alabama. Single engine training in the P-47 was
completed at Richmond, Virginia, with an
assignment to the ETO with the 50th Fighter
Bomber Group, 313th Squadron.
Completing 57 missions in close support
work for Patton, 3rd Army, and Patch, 7th
Army, he received the Air Medal with 6
clusters and the 50th earned the Presidential
Unit Citation.
Continuing to fly in the reserves, he was
recalled to active duty in 1952 for the
Korean War and received a commission as a
regular officer at that time. He had the
distinction of being the only pilot who had
served with the 50th in World War II to be
assigned to the reactivated 50th Fighter
Bomber Wing and finished a flying career in
the F84 series. Sandwiched in was a tour in
Germany at 12th Air Force headquarters
where his business talents gave him the added
duty of club officer at Ramstein. Europe's
best known officers' club was brought to life
by McIntosh under Gen. Robert Lee's command and earned him the Commendation
Medal.
Retiring in 1959 from Luke Air Force
Base, Phoenix, he started on a second career
in the real estate field. Today McIntosh
resides in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a major developer of commercial real estate in shopping
center, hotel and office building projects.
Retaining some of the daring of the old-time
Thunderbolt pilots, he recently completed a
motorized hang glider which should show
that Thunderbolt pilots never die, "they just
try to".
Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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John Abbotts
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P-47 transition followed at Pocatello, Idaho and Greenville, Texas after which he was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group in England. When the news of his arrival reached Berlin, Hitler retired to his bunker with his cyanide capsule and revolver. Eva found the news equally depressing.
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Asa A. Adair
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He returned to the States in August of 1944 after participating in the invasion "D" Day. He flew P-63's, P-51's, F-80's, T-33's, F-84's, T-38's, P-47's in numerous assignments during the following twenty years in in, Japan, U.S.A. and Europe before retiring after twenty-six years of Active Duty.
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Edward B. Addison
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The 507th Fighter Group, equipped with P-47N's, won the Presidential Unit Citation for destroying 32 Japanese aircraft in the air on one mission to Seoul, Korea. The average flying time for raids to Korea and Japan would be 7 to 9 hours flying time. In a total of 31 months, the 507th not only provided top cover for B-29's, but also
dive-bombed, napalm-bombed and flew low-level on strafing missions.
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Levon B. Agha-Zarian
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It is rumored that he, took his primary training on a flying rug. He flew Spits, briefly, in England, but as the, war moved to the East, he was sent to India as a Sgt. Pilot and first saw action from Ceylon, flying the Curtiss P.36, the Brewster Buffalo, and the Hurricane. At this point he might have opted for the rug! This was at the time of the fall of Singapore and the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
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George N. Ahles
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Posted to A-20 light bomber squadron Barksdale Field, Louisiana. . Group moved to Hunter Air Base Savannah, Georgia. Qualified for Pilot training November 1940. Entered Aviation Cadets January 1942. Presented wings November 1942 class of 42-J. Married Mary Louise while in Advanced Pilot Training at Craig AFB, Selma, Alabama, September 1942.
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Roy J. Aldritt
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Shortly after the group moved to France he ran into some unseen flak and was forced to make a nylon descent behind the lines; some evasion and a lot of luck had him back with his unit
in 24 hours.
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Eugene J. Amaral
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After graduation from Stonington High School he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in December 1942 and was called to active duty in March, 1943. He received his wings and commission at Spence Field, Georgia as a member of the Class of 43-C.
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Talmadge L. Ambrose
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Flew 84 missions thru VE Day, was downed by 22mm ground fire over Siefried Line. He destroyed 11 enemy aircraft, 9 known confirmed in air and on
ground, including 4 FW 190-D's in one afternoon over Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, 17 man, Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Pacific Theatre and European Theatre Meda1s with 5 Battle
Stars and Unit Citation Medal.
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John C. Anderson
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After P-47 transition he was assigned to the 406th Fighter Group, 512th Fighter Squadron. (E.T
.0.) He flew 56 missions through January, 1945 destroying supply routes, bridges, and railroads; he also flew close support missions with the ground forces, with attacks on tanks, artillery and enemy positions.
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William Anderson
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It was not always flak,two ME-109's beat the hell out of me one day. The central controller called me and said "Basher-Red Leader do you have contact Bandits," I replied, "I sure do, I'll bring them over the field in 3 minutes, they're chasing me home." Got all the usual medals including two Belgium and two French but one I'm most proud of is the Silver Star -it is the greatest.
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