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- Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:47 am
- Forum: Veterans
- Topic: Lt. Tom Harmon Shoot Down
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5476
Lt. Tom Harmon Shoot Down
Looking for any information concerning the shoot-down of P-38 pilot Lt. Thomas D. Harmon (51st FG/449th FS) while on a combat mission in the CBI Theater on 30 October 1943. Looking for any information concerning Harmon's evasion of capture in China in late 1943. Looking for any information concernin...
- Fri May 18, 2007 1:18 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: AAF crash at Darwin 1942
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19324
- Wed May 16, 2007 9:48 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: AAF crash at Darwin 1942
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19324
- Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:09 pm
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: what do I need to do?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 17613
I don't know if you are in the US or not. If you are, you should join the Experimental Aircraft Association or EAA. Members are encouraged to build their own airplanes. Senior members are willing to help guys just getting started. I have learned a lot just from reading the magazines. Plus the local ...
- Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:39 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: B-17 "Pluto", lost off Northern Aust. Mar 26 1943,
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40789
Summary for PLUTO B-17F # 41-24384
Seems that there was a summary for this B-17 PLUTO hidden on this website the whole time. With serial number and crew listing. Wow. Can't determine what data base heading it is under. Any help? Thanks. Tony Mireles
- Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:19 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Maj. Kenneth McCullar Crew
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5204
Maj. Kenneth McCullar Crew
Looking for a complete crew list for the B-17E (41-9209) piloted by Maj. Kenneth McCullar (63BS/43BG), which crashed while taking off from Jackson Airdrome, Port Moresby, NG, on 12 April 1943. This is the B-17 crash that many have erroneously believed was caused by the airplane striking a kangaroo. ...
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:43 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: A-24 Crashes in Australia
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6505
A-24 Crashes in Australia
Looking for any information concerning the landing accident of A-24 # 41-15781 at Innisfail, Australia, on February 5, 1943; pilot was Whitford C. Mauldin. Looking for any information concerning the crash of A-24 # 41-15814 on February 11, 1943, also in Australia; pilot was Rupert L. Selman. Any hel...
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:38 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: B-17 "Pluto", lost off Northern Aust. Mar 26 1943,
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40789
Conflicting Information B-17 Pluto
There seems to be some conflicting information concerning the B-17 named Pluto. The Wallace Foreman B-17 Nose Art Directory states that the B-17 named "PLUTO" is B-17 # 41-24384, 63BS/43BG. The Roger Freeman B-17 Reference work states that B-17 # 41-24384 is named "SNOOPY" and was missing on Sept 17...
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:34 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: C-87 Crash at Canton Island, Phoenix Group
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7616
C-87 Crash at Canton Island, Phoenix Group
Does anybody know the correct AAF serial number for the C-87 airplane that crashed on 7 February 1943 one mile off shore of Canton, Phoenix Islands? Any help greatly appreciated. Thank you. Tony Mireles
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:31 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: B-17 "Pluto", lost off Northern Aust. Mar 26 1943,
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40789
Pluto Crash
Friends,
I could not find an AAF Form # 14 Aircraft Accident Report for this B-17 on the microfilm reels.
Tony Mireles
http://www.warbirdcrash.com
I could not find an AAF Form # 14 Aircraft Accident Report for this B-17 on the microfilm reels.
Tony Mireles
http://www.warbirdcrash.com
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:21 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: AAF crash at Darwin 1942
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19324
Re:Serial Numbers
Hi I think you will find these aircraft were USAF not RAAF. Try Peter Dunns site http://www.ozatwar.com for more info on the crash, there is a firsthand account of the accident on there. Cheers Rod Rod, That would be AAF as in USAAF. I'll try Dunn's site. I think he has the serial for the P-40 but ...
- Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:50 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: AAF crash in Australia 5 June 1942
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22652
Aircraft Type and AAF serial number
Still looking for the aircraft type and AAF serial number concerning the crash of an AAF airplane at Archer Field, Queensland, Australia, on 5 June 1942. Any help greatly appreciated.
Tony Mireles
Tony Mireles
- Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:30 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: B-17 "Pluto", lost off Northern Aust. Mar 26 1943,
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40789
- Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:27 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: B-17 "Pluto", lost off Northern Aust. Mar 26 1943,
- Replies: 22
- Views: 40789
- Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:39 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: Anthony J. Mireles
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5404
New AAF Reference Book
See http://www.warbirdcrash.com for a sample of the important new work: FATAL ARMY AIR FORCES AVIATION ACCIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1941-1945. Noted aviation author and historian Nick Veronico: Tony's work "is an important new addition to the historical record." Thanks to all who helped me on thi...