Bob, Group, The Kuriles Bombing Missions are little known as is the whole Aleutian Campaign. After we retook Attu and base and airfields built the attacks by...
haries@...
May 1, 2005 3:50 pm
17019
PBY Restorations. Latest update: December 01, 2004: updating "The Netherlands" entries by Prudent Staal. Location and status of PBY-5A, P-212, 1885, 46521. ...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 4:30 pm
17020
PBY related book list, Part 1 of 2: Updated September 1st 2004: added "Consolidated PBY by Prudent Staal" 40 jaar luchtvaart in Indie. (Dutch) By: Gerard...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 4:30 pm
17021
PBY related books, part 2 of 2: Latest update April 6, 2005; Added: "Galloping Ghosts of the Brazilian Coast" Dark Sky, Deep water. First hand reflections of...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 4:31 pm
17022
PBY's in Movies. "Always" Starring Richard Dreyfuss and John Goodman. This featured one of the SLAFCO PBY's; N9505C. "Coastal Command" A wartime RAF propaganda...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 4:31 pm
17023
PBY's which can be seen at Airshows. Civil Registration, owner, Home location: G-PBYA, Plane Sailing, Duxford, England. N287, Charlie Clements, Tamiami,...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 4:31 pm
17024
Research resources. Latest update: March 3rd, 2004. Naval Historical Center Naval Aviation History Branch 805 Kidder Breese SE Washington Navy Yard Washington,...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 4:31 pm
17025
THE CUTAWAY PBY SHOPPING LIST; TO BRING IT TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF AUTHENTICITY. 6/27/04 Although, happily, the Cutaway PBY is now displayed on the floor of...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
May 1, 2005 4:31 pm
17026
Hello George Herold and members. We have a new member, George Herold, welcome to the group. George wrote th following message...... "After 5 days marooned on...
some time ago, someone wanted to know about naval slang,including we who were in Avaition::: Lollygagging...........................................Goofing Off...
Heijo, Geo., Bill Maris said he was P.Captain in one of crews this week sure they can get together. Hank...
haries@...
May 2, 2005 3:06 am
17029
Just to let you know that, here in the UK, Plane Sailing's former RCAF Canso A 11005/C-FNJF, was awarded its UK Certificate of Airworthiness on April 27th and...
Heijo and George Welcome aboard again, I don't recognize the names of the Pilots you mentioned, there were a number of Planes involved in that event. Some of...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
May 2, 2005 4:23 pm
17031
LARRY YOU FORGOT "ASS SCRATCHERS", "NOSE PICKERS", "BEEBEE STACKERS", "SNIPES", "KNEE KNOCKERS", "LADDERS", "PORT HOLES" "21 THREAD", "HALYARDS" AND SHANKER...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
May 2, 2005 4:51 pm
17032
OK - good hearing from you. My memory is dimming fast, but Chernofski Bay does stick in my mind. On the flight from Constantine (Amchitka) I thought they took...
GeorgeSS132@...
May 2, 2005 5:20 pm
17033
Not sure you're getting this. OK - good hearing from you. My memory is dimming fast, but Chernofski Bay does stick in my mind. On the flight from Constantine...
GeorgeSS132@...
May 2, 2005 5:23 pm
17034
Thanks to Larry and anyone else who has submitted lists of Navy slang. I am very grateful, although I can't promise which bits will make it into my novel. I do...
vasilionle@...
May 2, 2005 7:29 pm
17035
I have been told that an old movie with Harrison Ford called, I believe, Hanover Street, includes a scene in a PBY getting ready to make a crash landing in ...
vasilionle@...
May 2, 2005 7:34 pm
17036
Hi George Yes, the HULBERT was the AVP that we were calling home at Chernofski Bay on the SW end of Unalaska Island, just across the channel from Umnak Island ...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
May 2, 2005 8:35 pm
17037
Hi Laura Just make sure when you refer to the "SOS" that you specify the Navy version, the Navy version is made with tomato gravy base and chopped beef vice...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
May 2, 2005 8:55 pm
17038
I have to get something straight - which address should I be using? I enlisted after HS on 27 May 1941 in NYC. Boots at Newport, Submarine School at New London...
GeorgeSS132@...
May 2, 2005 9:40 pm
17039
Bill I know,got tired and fell asleep. Should have put Brown Shoe Navy up on top......Forgot "Sparks",Two Holers,....Also wasn't Geedunk supposed to mean ice...
I belong to two submarine organizations, USSVWW2 and USSVI. You son is probably in USSVI. Two great units. Membership in the thousands. Probably many in this...
GeorgeSS132@...
May 3, 2005 1:10 am
17041
David, You do realize that the rest of us are green with envy because of your ride,...good for you! Like in the UK, "passengers" are not allowed during air...
Hi, I just received a DVD I had a film recording specialist in Washington D.C. make of five captured Japanese films from 1942. These were short 10 to 20 minute...
Bob, reminds me of this, when the PBYCIA had our reunion in Virginia Beach a few years ago, we had a P.Boat fly in and it passed our hotel where we were...
Group, Bob, Envy you the Kiska Bliz Video. Made night washing machine Charlie type adventure over Kiska later tossing 25# bombs out blister and beer bottles...
haries@...
May 3, 2005 3:29 am
17045
GM Bob If your talking about Carrol B Jone, USN, who was CO of VP-43, the last I heard was that he was retired, living in Montana and had died. Have no info on...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
May 3, 2005 3:59 pm
17046
Hank,so funny how things go around and around and when they come back to the top we realize how many lives they touch.When I read these reports and newsy ...
George, Lt(jg) Julius A. Raven of VP-41 and his 7-man crew were all posted MIA when their PBY-5A failed to return from an ASR (Air Sea Rescue) mission out of ...
