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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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 Post subject: Nose Art
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Ens Bennet and his FM-2 on the USS Gambier Bay 1944.
The Navy photos from the NA have this nice caption usually across the top of the photo.
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Ace Howard Finn in "Bubbles" leads a pack of Corsairs down the Slot.
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Capt "Judge" Hoyt 41st FS 35th FG 1944.
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C-47A 5th AF NG 1944

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I'm offended by that first one...the girl's aren't nearly big enough! 8)

What's up with the panel aft of the exhaust on the FM-2..it looks corrugated. I saw the same thing on one at the museum in Pensacola..I had assumed it was some post-war mod.


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"Bubbles"?! **snort** :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Great pics as always, Jack... but that Corsair must take the cake, that's a pretty ridiculous nickname on that bird!

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Could I get a high-rez image of the shot of
Smoke Bennett on the Gambier Bay?


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"Bubbles"?! **snort** :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Great pics as always, Jack... but that Corsair must take the cake, that's a pretty ridiculous nickname on that bird!

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Not if you met "Bubbles" !

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