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Jim MacDonald
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Paging Jack Cook, Mr. Jack Cook,

Hey Jack,

Could you tell me the name of the VBF-83 pilot you mentioned earlier in this string. I was involved in the search for an MIA VBF-83 pilot who went down near here. We didn't find the plane (still hope to look again sometime), but the pilot's daughter came over here for the search. It rekindled her interest in finding info on her father. If the pilot you mentioned isn't already on her list of squadron contacts, I'm sure she would like to get in touch with with him.

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Some have mentioned the existence of a stateside Minsi, here’s a pic. Note the kill flags -- what's wrong with this picture?? :wink:

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Looks like a double exposure. I can make out a second image, but can't really tell what it's of.


This pic is a color pic of a black and white photo. The reflection appears to be someone squatting and thaking the picture.
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Jim,
My friend is Ed Schiess. He knew the pilot you're referring to and remember that although he was in the sqd, may have been flying a F6F.

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Dan K wrote:
I'm probably the last one to spot this, but...

On other photos of "Minsi III" posted on the web (colorized versions show the Minsi lettering in yellow), the meatball on each kill flag is on the right half of the decal/stencil. The photo posted here has kill flags with the meatball on the left half.

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Yes, you won the cookie Dan! E-mail me your address so I can send your prize! (Seriously... :wink: )

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Hey Dan...you see anything funny about the two photos above?? I just noticed something. Hmmmm! :?
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The flags are placed in different locations in the two photos above.
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B29Gunner wrote:
Hey Dan...you see anything funny about the two photos above?? I just noticed something. Hmmmm! :?


Actually the same positions, it is just that by the time the second photo was taken there are more of them, both another row and column.

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Randy Haskin wrote:
The flags are placed in different locations in the two photos above.


Righto! At this rate I'm going to run out of cookies!
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Actually the same positions, it is just that by the time the second photo was taken there are more of them, both another row and column.


Yeah I think you're right Mike, for a second I thought those were two different A/C.
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