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Thanks Mike,
The picture was from the B-29 that is part of the collection at Hill AFB museum in Utah. At the time it was under restoration and Dad was invited to try out his old position. I got to go along. It's hard to imagine spending 17 hours inside that long aluminum tube.
The picture was from the B-29 that is part of the collection at Hill AFB museum in Utah. At the time it was under restoration and Dad was invited to try out his old position. I got to go along. It's hard to imagine spending 17 hours inside that long aluminum tube.
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Thank you Joe. I've been thinking of him a lot lately and posted this as a tribute for his 90th birthday.
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Great story Mike, thanks for posting!
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Awesome story Mike!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
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What a great story, just great!! Like Murph, I ended up teary eyed.
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......mike, this topic has got me thinking about my uncle, who would have been 90 also this year. he was a marine gunnery officer on the uss Washington(only u. s. battleship to sink another battleship-ijn kirishima-one on one-nov. 1942-guadalcanal),wish I had spent more time with him before he died and written down what he told me, we owe a great deal to "the greatest generation"!!!.......... ......................
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Thank you guys! I'm glad my Dad enjoyed talking about his service and documented his missions.
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Here's one for you Tommy: When my Dad's crew was training they were in B-17s, there weren't any B-29s available yet. The 17 gave them 4 engine experience and it was after all a Boeing. They had to practice long distance flights and flights over water, so they'd pick out where they wanted to go and they'd fly around the country. They'd cross the Gulf of Mexico to give them the feel of flying over water and give them navigation practice.
My Dad said it was one of the greatest times of his life, 20 years old and flying around in a B-17 with his buddies. He said they'd take turns sitting in the co pilot's seat and he remembers sitting there eating Hershey bars and watching the scenery.
Here's a photo of a fire bombing mission. He said the thermals from the intense fires would throw the plane all over and even flip it over.
My Dad said it was one of the greatest times of his life, 20 years old and flying around in a B-17 with his buddies. He said they'd take turns sitting in the co pilot's seat and he remembers sitting there eating Hershey bars and watching the scenery.
Here's a photo of a fire bombing mission. He said the thermals from the intense fires would throw the plane all over and even flip it over.
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......mike, keep this stuff coming!!!........I love it!!!........do you know if that picture has ever been published??...........I would swear I've seen it in a book somewhere, if not it, it's one very similar!!..........I just found a picture of the Washington on the internet I've never seen anywhere before ,taken from a dauntless from the enterprise,showing the Washington steaming at speed, big bow wake, all the guns pointed skyward,with the enterprise in the background, and another dauntless overhead, you can actually see people up on the mainmast, which is where my uncle would have been, as gun director for the starboard 5" gun mounts.............
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Tommy, here's some photos of bomb strikes. These photos are all originals that my Dad brought home with him. The one of his ship passing Mt. Fuji is a print I got from the Air Force History Office.
I have a couple of mementos off of B-29s that were wrecked, I'll take photos outside and post them.
I have a couple of mementos off of B-29s that were wrecked, I'll take photos outside and post them.
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........great pictures, mike, thanks for sharing them!!!!.................... ..............
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Here's a photo of the control yoke hub cover from the B-29 shown in the crash on my other post about my Dad. The co pilot Bill Lewis went back the next day and got it from the wreck. He gave it to me about 10 years ago.
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Wow! that isvikingdog wrote:Here's a photo of the control yoke hub cover from the B-29 shown in the crash on my other post about my Dad.
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Thanks Dimitri.
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Wow, just WOW! I feel compelled to resurrect this thread which gave me chills, tears and smiles of joy remembering my own Dad. First of all, to the men who posted these stories, God Bless America, your hero fathers, and all the men and women who served in that war. My Dad was in WW2 but stationed in Iceland (a long way from his home in Newark, NJ). BTW how would I get my Dad's service records? Is it possible since he has passed on?
Amazing stories, amazing men. We are truly free because of them.
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Truly, the greatest generation!!WoodenChicken wrote:
Amazing stories, amazing men. We are truly free because of them.
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