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Whenever someone dies in accident or downing, it is a tragic thing. Those sailors, soldiers and airmen who gave there lives serving thier country deserve no less respect because they died in an accident rather than in combat. They put thier lives on the line and paid the ultimate price.

I don't think anybody was being intentionally disrespectful of these individuals when making comments about the pictures. Humor was often used to deal with death and destruction.

I don't think any current member of this forum would intend disrespect towards these brave men and women, and if they do mean to be disrespectful, we'll have to have a little talk.

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Back to the original photo... Any more thoughts?

Ryan

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The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

The inverted a/c is #115 and the a/c in the background (far right, nose out of frame) is # 52

Regards,
Mike

Ah! So that would likely be "Miss Cordie." Still trying to find a tail number for that aircraft.

Ryan

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
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The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

Capt Skinny Ennis and Lt Roberts with ''Miss Cordite"





Maj Jim Van DeHay

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Hey! That's a neat photo of Van DeHay. I met him in Fredericksburg while the crew I was with was filming and gathering material for The League of Grateful Sons with several other Iwo Jima and 45th FS pilots.


I'm pretty sure that 186 above is the same plane as the one Van DeHay is show climbing onto in Jack's post. This would be after the addition of the radio antennae and some fresh paint. If the caption can be trusted it's the takeoff for the historic April 7th mission with fighters escorting the bombers for the first time to Tokyo. I'm pretty sure I heard Van DeHay tell the story several years ago, but can't quite remember much of it.

On Miss Cordie - it seems that aircraft #52 wore the name - but so did #53!


Oh, and I still want to someday find the serial for San Antonio Rose... and any more pictures of aircraft #70.

Ryan

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Aerial Photographer with Red Wing Aerial Photography currently based at KRBD and tailwheel CFI.
Websites: Texas Tailwheel Flight Training, DoolittleRaid.com and Lbirds.com.

The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the LORD. - Prov. 21:31 - Train, Practice, Trust.

It looks like the pics Jack posted of a/c #86 burning is the same a/c pictured in my photo as well, just forward of the inverted Mustang.

Notice that half of the right wing is missing.




Regards,
Mike

Outstanding VLR photos gentlemen...

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