On 2017-02-03 18:29:13 +0000, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com> said:
> In article <2017020310015186357-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>,
> Savageduck says...
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>> On 2017-02-03 16:26:18 +0000, Old Geezerr <dpspahr@cox.net> said:
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>>> On Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:26:38 -0500, joet5 <joet5@optonline.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Vultee Vibrater.
>>> Sold surplus for about $125 in the 1950s
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>> Yup! It was part of my father's WWII training history starting in
>> February 1943 with the PT-17 at Souther Field, GA, then after 60 hours
>> (21:15 solo) it was on to Courtland AAF, AL and 84 hours (49 solo) in
>> BT-13A.
>> Next was Craig Field AAF and an AT-6 graduating in 43-G.
>
> My father was in 42-I in Stockton CA for AT-6s
>
> For his primary, all his picture album says is "Visalia"...I assume it was
> Visalia Army Air Field (Camp Visalia)
Wikipedia can pin those Army Air Fields down for you:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_World_War_II_Army_Airfields>
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>> Advanced was at Eglin AAF in AT-6 & P-40 and Page Field, FL in P-47D.
>> By September 1943 he was at Dobodura, Papua New Guinea flying P-47Ds in
>> combat.
I have all of my father's logs, records, and orders from enlistment up
to discharge in 1947. It is quite interesting when one's father shares
mention on several Fifth AF General Orders credit reports with Dick
Bong. On those October 1944 Balikpapan, Borneo missions Bong was
credited with a Ki-102 "Randy" and a Ki-43 "Oscar". Dad got two Ki-43
"Oscars".
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Regards,
Savageduck
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