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Favorite pics of crew members/ground crew/and pilots with ac

Sun Oct 05, 2008 8:34 pm

I think we all have our favorite pics of pilots, crewmembers, and mechanics with their aircraft. I was wondering what some of everyone's favorites were.

Sun Oct 05, 2008 9:34 pm

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Me, Mark Berent, Carl Schmieder with Mark's T-6 at the paint shop. I was the crew chief on both Mark's and Carl's T-6s

http://www.markberent.com/

Sun Oct 05, 2008 10:41 pm

Dude, that is awesome. Let's see them guys. I can be you or wartime stuff no matter. Just cool pics of people with their aircraft or ones that they work on.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 9:45 am

Here are a couple of my personal favorites, both with a Second Air Force connection:

These guys look less than thrilled to be preflighting their trainer in such cold weather. This photo was taken at Fairmont Army Air Field, Nebraska in February of 1944. The crew is from the 485th Bombardment Group.
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This is the crew that flew 5 Grand overseas, taken in a hangar at Kearney AAF before departure.
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And this is the crew of "Old Man Mose", 462nd Bombardment Group. The crew and plane trained at Walker AAF, Kansas and the photo was taken at their main base at Piardoba, India.
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:51 pm

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Just a few of mine.

Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:15 pm

No idea who, when or where but always liked this pic.

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Mike

Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:57 pm

My father (Layne) and his crew with 97 Squadron Lancaster ED 862 named Spurius.

From left to right. Page, Beesley, Layne, Fletcher, Nelson,, White.


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Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:04 pm

Another photograph of same crew.

From left to right, Fletcher, White, Page, Beesley, Nelson.

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Mon Oct 06, 2008 7:06 pm

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Sgt Segar, Lt Chuck Gumm, Sgt Lippoff and TSgt Leonard after Gumm scored the first Merlin mustang kill.

Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:28 am

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My Dad. Lt Charles F. Stuart JR, 381st Fighter Sq., 363rd Fighter Group, 9th Army Air Force WWII. 8)
Robbie

Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:18 am

Wow these are really awesome.

Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:53 am

Val Miller and John Toney, two Oklahomans, in front of the Tulsamerican

kevin

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Tue Oct 07, 2008 11:43 am

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Lt Joe Thorez 381st Fighter Sq, 363rd Fighter Group, 9th Army Air Force, WWII , with "HonkHonk" Staplehurst England May/June 1944

One of my Dad's buddies. 8)

Robbie

Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:04 pm

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Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:39 pm

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(L to R) 433rd FIS Pilot Capt Arby Thompson and my dad Radar Observer 1st Lt James Keppeler in front of F-89C Truax AFB Madison WI summer 1954.


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