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There is a Jap Air Force – 13, December 1943 – The lost files of the Burma Banshees
There is a Jap Air Force 13 December 1943 By December 13 things had begun to quiet down. Everyone knew just what scores the pilots had…
First Blood Dec 10, 1943 – The lost files of the Burma Banshees
Captain Maxwell got his orders yesterday. He had been getting ready to go home. He had just taken a picture of the Operations personnel…
Fallen Dragon – First and Last – Hampton Boggs – Ace -The Burma Banshees
The first engagement by the 80th Fighter Group would be by Hampton Boggs and Walt Thompson on December 1, 1943. According to the Air War…
89th Fighter Squadron Monthly Reports – XI. Nagaghuli & Sadiya – December, 1943
During this month a reorganization in the Commands in this theater took place from which emerged the Eastern Air Command, Major General…
89th Fighter Squadron Monthly Reports Table of Contents
I received a copy of the Air Force archives of the monthly reports. Sadly, over half of them are very faded and didn’t scan very well,…
Sacrifice Leads to Double Play March 27. 1944 – The lost files of the Burma Banshees
SCRAMBLE!!! Everything we had that would fly took off. Fighter Control told the P-5ls to get into the air, also. Something big was coming…
Sgt John Hugelmeyer – The 1ST Air Force Photographer
My father, LT Philip Adair, would strike up a friendship with John Hugelmeyer. Before dad went overseas John suggested dad take a Baldina…
This is a war of extermination.
Adolf Hitler
Col. Sydney D. Grubbs (Rosie) entered the service during World War II. By 1941, he was one of the youngest generals in any of the U.S. branches of service. He served as the secretary/organizer of 32 months in the China-Burma-India theaters of operations with the 10th and 14th Air Forces. He was a decorated command fighter pilot, having flown 85 missions in WWII.
In honor of all the WW II war heroes
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