First off...Thank you to Mark for starting this! Thank you for sharing all of the pictures you put up here for us to see! Thank you to all the contributors so far! Very neat to see the connections evolve and real family history! I was fortunate to meet an A-20 pilot who flew in the South Pacific through a family friend. I have since become friends with his family and visa versa. It has been an amazing experience for all of us. Bob Vanderhagen flew A-20s in the 417th Bomb Group. A few of us were able to connect Bob with Rod Lewis's newly restored A-20 before it flew to it's new home in Texas. It was the first time Bob had seen, touched, sat in, or saw one fly in over 70 years. I ended up writing a small article on Bob and the "new" A-20 for Warbird Digest (issue #65 March/April if you want to get it). During the research for the article I was able to gain access to Bob's scrapbook which was full of pictures and other historical items. I scanned a few and thought I would share some that did not make it into the magazine. Hope you guys like the pics!
Bob standing next to his plane.
A-20s lined up on Mindoro Island...even a P-38 snuck in this picture.
A couple of pictures from the bomb bay camera.
Bob standing in front of the newly restored A-20. He never thought he would see one again.
Watching it start up for a test flight.
Back in the cockpit after 70+ years.
2 other A-20 pilots showed up later in the day...Capt. John Minech 410th BG, Lt. Raymond Holmes 417th BG, and Lt. Bob Vanderhagen 417th BG
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