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Sorry, thought I saw a post like that but couldn't find it. So why not here?

Here are some more of my Dad in China and Burma. The other Dude is Frank "Hollywood" Carter of John Dinou's book, "Fading Wings, Faded Glory"

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Wow, it's great that your dad actually flew P-38's! You must be very proud of him. Great pictures BTW! Timeless peices of history and as well as family history.

Cheers,
Nathan

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Thanks for the kind words, Nathan! Check out the "Jugs" post as well as he spent lots of time in those.

You are right. I am very proud to be known as his son!

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Your welcome friend. I haven't too many family members involved in aviation besides my uncle Don who worked on PBJ's during the war. I love talking to him as he is the only one that loves to talk flying! He even went out to watch me one day during my flight lessons. That ment a lot to me.

Cheers,
Nathan

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That's very cool. I am starting my training and wish Pop were here to coach. I learned a lot of his philosophy of flying growing up in the Air Force but to have him here would sure mean a lot more. I think he sits with me though when I am in the air.

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Oh, darn....I am sorry for your loss friend. I am sure he was one of the best fighter pilots around! If I am ever out that why I'd be sure to place a flower on his grave and a mighty salute!


Keep the faith....

-Nathan

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Thanks My Friend! Pop was a cool guy. He flew anything he could fit his butt in. The really cool stories though are now surfacing through his friends and their relatives. Dad loved the P47 and tolerated the P38. He flew 110 sorties, two Air Medals and the DFC but hundreds did much more. He never claimed to have won the war single-handedly but knew that he was a good pilot and shared that experience with me. It could just be so much more now...

Any way, back to the root of this post, P38's. Here's another from Dad's collection.




About that engine...?

Oh yeah, how old are you, Frank? 23?

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At our last CAF West Houston Open House, I was asked to bring a WWII pilot to meet with the public to share his stories. I was given his name, Col. Ben Mason, and after some research found out he was Deputy Group Commander of the 82nd F.G. for a brief time, and led a daring mission to attack the oilfields at Ploesti! I called him, set up a time and went to his home to give him a ride to the airport, and when we arrived he invited us in to show some of his memorabilia, WOW!. I took a couple of shots at the show of his photo album






He is 95 years young and still lives in the home that he raised his family in, and is sharp as a tack!!! Here he is describing the mission to members of the living history group. On the way home I asked him if he always wanted to fly, and his response was that " Yes, since I saw my first airplane. He recieved his wings in 1935. He is creditad with two victories.



If anyone has more to the story, I would love to hear it. God bless our vets.

http://www.82ndfightergroup.com/82co.htm



Tim Landers

Yes, P-38s!

OSH '07

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Would some one pleas post a picture of Ruff Stuff in it's previous paint or point it out if it has been?

Thanks Steve

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Aside from the obvious, what would it take to make "Miss Marge" fly? What airframe is this really? Did Richard ever actually fly her?

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