Keesler Field Historian

[Forgotten Field]

Hi,
I liked your posts, and can't find them. Can you contact me? I have something you might be interested in....

FFATC, over

[jdvoss]

Hello Keesler Field Historian,

I am the author (and founder) of the website http://www.fuselagecodes.com . My site documents the field letter fuselage codes utilized during WWII for training aircraft and I am always looking for period photos to add to my website. To date I have posted a "K" marked OA-10 and a "K" marked B-32. Needless to say more additions of other aircraft types is always welcomed. I do have photo of a "K" marked B-24 but it is a poor quality image and therefore not posted (i.e. too fuzzy and blurred).

I can be best reached thru info@fuselagecodes.com

Thanking you in advance,

John

[jdvoss]

The OA-10 Catalina is the lead photo in the subsection "Miscellaneous Codes" and the B-32 can be found in "Transiton 4-E". Other than B-24's do you know what types were based at Keesler (e.g. B-29, 2-E types etc).

John

[Chris Brame]

To date I have posted a "K" marked OA-10 and a "K" marked B-32. Needless to say more additions of other aircraft types is always welcomed.

Hi John! And this makes three - just spotted it on eBay:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-1945-Phot ... SwfeheP1qo

[Forgotten Field]

If you were the one who posted everything about Keesler Field, I just found a Squadron N yearbook from the Eastern Training Command at Keesler. If you are interested in it, PM me.

[jdvoss]

Chris,

You came through for me again!! A "K" marked A-26! Interestingly I have another "K" marked A-26 that is posted in my website ( http://www.fuselagecodes.com) under Transition: 2-E file and it was originally ID'd by the submitting party as being based at Kellogg AAF, MI. If I look at the vegetation in the distant background for both A-26 photos it looks 'sorta the same'. So I have the feeling that both photos may have been taken at the same field. But which one ? This is an on-going frustration in the 'fine art' of identifying which AAF used a specific field letter code. During WWII there were FOUR AAF's that used the letter "K"! Case in point: Keesler (LA), Kellogg (MI), Stockton (CA) and Strother (KS). I can immediately eliminate both Stockton and Strother as they were both allocated for BT and AT flight training.

As I can see the s/n on the "Kellogg" aircraft I will follow-up on that item which will answer the airfield location.

Thank you again for your submission!!!

John

[Forgotten Field]

PM sent to jdvoss.