PBY related book list, Part 1 of 2: Updated June 1st 2005: updated "Consolidated PBY by Prudent Staal" Thanks to Ronald Schuyt. 40 jaar luchtvaart in Indie....
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jul 1, 2005 1:18 pm
17540
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
Jul 1, 2005 1:18 pm
17541
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
Jul 1, 2005 1:18 pm
17542
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
Jul 1, 2005 1:18 pm
17543
Research resources. Latest update: June 4th, 2005; info from Tsahi. Naval Historical Center Naval Aviation History Branch 805 Kidder Breese SE Washington Navy...
PBY@yahoogroups.com
Jul 1, 2005 1:18 pm
17544
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
Jul 1, 2005 1:18 pm
17545
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
Jul 1, 2005 1:18 pm
17546
Bill and Group, Cant pin a date but went up by ship as RM 3/c in Sept 42 and was only at Dutch Harbor only weeks before being sent To Sand Point Seattle for...
haries@...
Jul 1, 2005 4:27 pm
17553
Hello members. At the moment I am in San Juan, Puerto Rico looking for a PBY so I can share this with our PBY group. I was hoping to be on holiday and leaving...
Heijo,Group, Glad you are minding the store but have fun we will be good. You just jogged a memory,after practically no booze Aleutians remember talking to...
haries@...
Jul 3, 2005 3:59 am
17556
Heijo Sure glad you clarified what else we can discus on this web site-one question was the Rum both Light and Dark? It makes a difference in how you use each,...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
Jul 3, 2005 4:39 am
17557
HI hank You must have got up there too late or the wrong places as we could always find some one to swap "Sneaky Pete" for most anything, especially out at ...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
Jul 3, 2005 4:46 am
17558
Hi Bill, Are you talking about the torpedo juice we mixed with grapefruit, good was'nt it? Regards, Cal ... From: "Bill Maris" <billmaris@...> To:...
Cal Olson
calolson@...
Jul 3, 2005 5:52 am
17559
Gilly & canned juice - the S-Boat sailors rotted their guts out with that stuff. As for me, I was an 18 yr old S1C in '42 (USS S27) and I couldn't stomache the...
GeorgeSS132@...
Jul 3, 2005 11:40 am
17560
Group, Bill,Cal, You guys must have depleted the Sneaky Pete supply did on occasions get some I recall that the old salts mixed up all with grapefruit juice up...
haries@...
Jul 3, 2005 4:28 pm
17561
Hi Cal Don't you remember, after we'd get back from our excursions, McNair would drain the Prop Anti-icer Tank and take it home with him, that's why he missed...
Bill Maris
billmaris@...
Jul 3, 2005 4:32 pm
17562
While on Eniwetok, a can of beer went for a dollar, and a fifth of cheap whiskey was 35 bucks. My crew brought a case of raisins with them and made a jug of...
Like many others of my generation, my first drink was at Eniwetok in the summer of 1944 but it was at a GI beach - we went ashore in an LCM and each man was...
Group, Here on the eve of America's birthday,...I have a question. It's about a saying you see in relation to memorials and I have seen it written two...
Robert & Group - I have not seen the word 'NEVER' used in this way . The words preceding Lest We Forget are taken from the 4th verse of a 1914,ish poem by...
Eric McKay
ric_mac@...
Jul 4, 2005 2:52 am
17567
In a message dated 7/3/2005 7:18:06 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, RPRIOR@... writes: LEST WE FORGET LEST WE NEVER FORGET I suggest that is should be:...
As an ex-submarine sailor picked off of a deserted island by the boys of PATWING FOUR, let me say this - should it not be "Lest we ever forget"....
GeorgeSS132@...
Jul 4, 2005 3:32 am
17570
Hi Bill, You bet, I remember both Mcnair and sleazy, Sleazy is the only reason you and I are alive today. Remember the snowstorm we hit as we landed at Adak or...
Cal Olson
calolson@...
Jul 4, 2005 6:41 am
17571
HEIJO and PBY'ers...Heijo, please stop the messages for me as I am leaving for a month or so in the RV. Think we will be back by mid august.. For the group.....
roybertie@...
Jul 4, 2005 2:16 pm
17572
Hi group, does anyone recognize the crew in this Ebay photo? Looks like a PBY-3? The full add can be seen at: ...
Bob & Group: "LEST" means "in order to prevent any possibility that (something will happen)". "LEST WE FORGET" is correct. "LEST WE NEVER FORGET" is actually...
One question before you get under way--you said the "ARK" do you still go by "Pairs" or 2 by 2's when you load up???? Have a fun trip! GB Bill VP-43 ... From:...
