Warbird Information Exchange

What you will be watching has taken Three-years to research, create and edit and is only Part 1 of the history of the "Checkertail Clan", who fought in the MTO.

I cannot promise perfection. I am not an Historian of the Luftwaffe and I am sure there will be details that do not
excite or deliver accuracy of the Axis forces engaged daily by the 325th Fighter Group, for this, in advance, I apologise.

The film has been created in my very spare time as I work full-time and have a family (who have supported me along the way)
so it has taken much longer than I ever thought it would.

What it does do though, is detail the history of the 325th during it's P-40 and P-47 era as accurately as possible, but
also for the first-time on video, in the voices of those who served with the "Checkertail Clan".

This has been edited and created by me-alone and so I am sure some things will have 'slipped through the net', but I am one
man and I do not make videos for a living nor do I edit sound either. This is my hobby and I use it to tell the memories of
those who fought in WW2 for our freedom.

Above, I say this is a "by me alone". I mean by that that I am the Pen that creates what you see. It has taken many people's
help to create the ink in that Pen which many times over has been re-filled by all those who have joined me in the journey of
the creation of this film.

I'd like to thank so-many people, but I have credited them at the end of the film where possible.

Singled out has to be the following though.

Ralph Gimenez (Monguse) who's fault this is! After finishing "Not my time to die!" and saying I'd never make another movie, one-day,
Ralph casually said over Skype "Hey, have you ever heard of the Checkertail Clan?" and that my friends is where all my troubles began!

Ian MacDonald (325th_Swoop)who flew me across parts of America to interview some of the pilots seen in the feature and also put me up
when I travelled to the US to record some of the Veterans.

Gary Bullock, who has worked in the film industry for years, and took one-look at the script (probably cried) and then set about making it
the product it is today and which he kindly Narrated for me.

Finally, thanks to the living pilots (and one who passed while this was being made) who have tolerated my questions and given their time
to tell me their Checker-tales.

Of-note has to be Art Fiedler, a P-51 Ace with the 317th FS, who's reply to my initial approach pointed me along the Roller-Coaster
ride this has been and who has been a fantastic source of information and friendship since this project began. His dedication put me in-touch
with other survivors of the clan and ultimately ended with me attending the 65th Reunion of the "Checkertail Clan" in September 2010, held
at the WW2 Memorial in Washington, DC.

Holy crap! Where is part 2?

Can't wait! Great job by all involved, especially the "stars" of the show.