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Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:45 pm

I guess that Frank Olynyk's US Navy and Marine Corps Aerial Victory Credit Lists is very rare. Any chance it will be published again? I would love to have a copy.

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:03 pm

This one? Not real cheap but it looks like copies are there if you want it bad enough :)

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchR ... &x=61&y=13

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl ... 01920-1973

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:07 pm

Not the right one.
Dan Johnson II wrote:This one? Not real cheap but it looks like copies are there if you want it bad enough :)

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchR ... &x=61&y=13

http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?ac=sl ... 01920-1973

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:16 pm

Upon further research the title seems to be: USN credits for the destruction of enemy aircraft in air-to-air combat, World War 2 Another is on USMC.

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:06 pm

My mistake :)

I take it you want the specific book for your home library, as I'd imagine the info would also be in "Stars and Bars"?

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:14 pm

My Navy credits book burned with the house but the Marine one was loaned out so I have it.
Stars and Bars lists only aces. Frank said at one point was going to republish but gave up on it.
I believe he was printing them and then binding them himself which is why they're so rare. The
Navy on is huge 700+ pages.

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:19 pm

Wow, They need to be printed again since I'm trying to confirm all USN and USMC night fighter kills.

Jack Cook wrote:My Navy credits book burned with the house but the Marine one was loaned out so I have it.
Stars and Bars lists only aces. Frank said at one point was going to republish but gave up on it.
I believe he was printing them and then binding them himself which is why they're so rare. The
Navy on is huge 700+ pages.

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:21 pm

It's in 3 sections all listing type, time & place. #1 by name, #2 by date and #3 by unit.

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:28 pm

It seems this man was a genius collecting all that data over 30 years ago.

Jack Cook wrote:It's in 3 sections all listing type, time & place. #1 by name, #2 by date and #3 by unit.

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Fri Sep 09, 2011 11:10 pm

He's a statistition.......

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Tue Dec 31, 2013 4:48 pm

Bringing this one back from waaay back. I found this doing a Google search for these books. I"m looking for USAAF victories against German jets- Me 262, Me 163 (yes....yes.....I know...its rocket powered), He 216, Ar 234. I found the USAF Victory Credit PDF from 1978, but it does not list the type of a/c shot down.

I have a list of Me 262 kills, found a few Ar 234 claim reports, talked to a pilot with 1 262 kill and 0.5 Ar 234, but I would like to find a definitive list of kills.

Any ideas? I was looking at the Stars and Bars book, but I see it lists only Aces, but I'll probably still get the book anyway.

Chappie

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Wed Jan 01, 2014 2:50 pm

Would these be parts of the publications in question?

This is the USMC one (List #1) offered for $350
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=10797321615&searchurl=an%3DFrank%2BOlynyk%26amp%3Bsts%3Dt

This is the AVG/USAAF (List #4) which seems to cover Asia mainland scores for $800
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=6457432662&searchurl=an%3DFrank%2BOlynyk%26amp%3Bsts%3Dt

Randy

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:11 pm

Randy,

Thanks and yes those are the books that I WAS looking to buy, but not for those prices!! What I am looking for is a comprehensive list of USAAF victories in the ETO that show the type of aircraft that was shot down.

Chappie

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:44 pm

I obtained Olynyk's USN kills via an interlibrary loan.

Re: Long shot for copy of Frank Olynyk Book

Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:28 am

Bringing this old thread back up for another question.

Does anyone have contact with or contact info on Frank Olynyk?

Thanks,

Mac
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