In Memoriam - Eightieth Fighter Group - The Burma Banshees
It does not take a war-nor a sudden turning point- nor a critical moment to determine a course of action...courage and sacrifice were inherent in the men who gave their lives that others may live. Could we ask them today what they were fighting for, few could define it. We all knew when we departed for overseas that some of us would not come back and each man, whether consciously or not, set up a mental barricade to stem the first shock of realization that a friend had been
In Memoriam - Eightieth Fighter Group - The Burma Banshees
It does not take a war-nor a sudden turning point- nor a critical moment to determine a course of action...courage and sacrifice were inherent in the men who gave their lives that others may live. Could we ask them today what they were fighting for, few could define it. We all knew when we departed for overseas that some of us would not come back and each man, whether consciously or not, set up a mental barricade to stem the first shock of realization that a friend had been
May 17, 1944 The Battle for Myitkyna
In March 1944, Stillwell and Merrill’s Marauders decided that in order to get supply’s into China that what they needed to do was to get someway back on the Burma Road. To get to it they had to come down the valley. To debark they started down from Ledo. We provided close air support and top cover, air transports dropped supplies to them. We flew the hell out of missions down there dropping all kinds of bombs, anywhere from three hundred and fifty-two pound land mines to one
May 17, 1944 The Battle for Myitkyna
In March 1944, Stillwell and Merrill’s Marauders decided that in order to get supply’s into China that what they needed to do was to get someway back on the Burma Road. To get to it they had to come down the valley. To debark they started down from Ledo. We provided close air support and top cover, air transports dropped supplies to them. We flew the hell out of missions down there dropping all kinds of bombs, anywhere from three hundred and fifty-two pound land mines to one
Bombing Results Unobserved - 17, May 1944 - The lost files of the Burma Banshees
Four Warhawks strung out and put their noses down through the clouds. The Kamaing bridge was going down. Lt. Adair was leader and he is a bridge buster. Down they go and it is bombs away. As the run was completed four Japs flashed into them. Touch and go everything happens in a hurry. A Jap - sight him - lead – fire – Break away– look around – pull up - look around -line up your Jap -Dive - lead - fire- Break away – pull up - look around- join anywhere near you. Add this conf
Bombing Results Unobserved - 17, May 1944 - The lost files of the Burma Banshees
Four Warhawks strung out and put their noses down through the clouds. The Kamaing bridge was going down. Lt. Adair was leader and he is a bridge buster. Down they go and it is bombs away. As the run was completed four Japs flashed into them. Touch and go everything happens in a hurry. A Jap - sight him - lead – fire – Break away– look around – pull up - look around -line up your Jap -Dive - lead - fire- Break away – pull up - look around- join anywhere near you. Add this conf
Lulu Belle Debuts at Chino Air Show May 5th and 6th 2018
Come to Chino and see Lulu Belle. Steve and Diane Maier will debut Lulu Belle at the Chino Air Show May 5th and 6th. Fresh off her transport from England and reassembled and flight checked, Lulu Belle will grace the skies once again,this time over California. In May 1944, Lulu Belle would see her second encounter with Japanese aircraft and claim two more aerial victories: " So, I see some zeros heading towards me, by this time the flights had pretty well broken up and they we
Lulu Belle Debuts at Chino Air Show May 5th and 6th 2018
Come to Chino and see Lulu Belle. Steve and Diane Maier will debut Lulu Belle at the Chino Air Show May 5th and 6th. Fresh off her transport from England and reassembled and flight checked, Lulu Belle will grace the skies once again,this time over California. In May 1944, Lulu Belle would see her second encounter with Japanese aircraft and claim two more aerial victories: " So, I see some zeros heading towards me, by this time the flights had pretty well broken up and they we
XVI NAGAGHULI AND MOKELBARI May 1944
XVI NAGAGHULI AND MOKELBARI May 1944 One. Organizational changes: In the early part of the month the detachment of the Squadron which had been stationed at Sadiya, comprising some 67 enlisted men and 14 officers, was transferred to Mokelbari, the former home and headquarters of the 88th Fighter Squadron. Although Mokelbari boasts of a grass strip only about two miles south of Nagaghuli, operations of the flight station there will be carried out, at least during the monsoon se
XVI NAGAGHULI AND MOKELBARI May 1944
XVI NAGAGHULI AND MOKELBARI May 1944 One. Organizational changes: In the early part of the month the detachment of the Squadron which had been stationed at Sadiya, comprising some 67 enlisted men and 14 officers, was transferred to Mokelbari, the former home and headquarters of the 88th Fighter Squadron. Although Mokelbari boasts of a grass strip only about two miles south of Nagaghuli, operations of the flight station there will be carried out, at least during the monsoon se
