Keesler Field Historian
Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Hi,
I liked your posts, and can't find them. Can you contact me? I have something you might be interested in....
FFATC, over
I liked your posts, and can't find them. Can you contact me? I have something you might be interested in....
FFATC, over
Re: Keesler Field Historian
Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:20 am
Hello Keesler Field Historian,
I am the author (and founder) of the website http://www.fuselagecodes.com . My site documents the field letter fuselage codes utilized during WWII for training aircraft and I am always looking for period photos to add to my website. To date I have posted a "K" marked OA-10 and a "K" marked B-32. Needless to say more additions of other aircraft types is always welcomed. I do have photo of a "K" marked B-24 but it is a poor quality image and therefore not posted (i.e. too fuzzy and blurred).
I can be best reached thru info@fuselagecodes.com
Thanking you in advance,
John
I am the author (and founder) of the website http://www.fuselagecodes.com . My site documents the field letter fuselage codes utilized during WWII for training aircraft and I am always looking for period photos to add to my website. To date I have posted a "K" marked OA-10 and a "K" marked B-32. Needless to say more additions of other aircraft types is always welcomed. I do have photo of a "K" marked B-24 but it is a poor quality image and therefore not posted (i.e. too fuzzy and blurred).
I can be best reached thru info@fuselagecodes.com
Thanking you in advance,
John
Re: Keesler Field Historian
Wed Feb 12, 2020 9:46 am
The OA-10 Catalina is the lead photo in the subsection "Miscellaneous Codes" and the B-32 can be found in "Transiton 4-E". Other than B-24's do you know what types were based at Keesler (e.g. B-29, 2-E types etc).
John
John
Re: Keesler Field Historian
Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:37 pm
jdvoss wrote:To date I have posted a "K" marked OA-10 and a "K" marked B-32. Needless to say more additions of other aircraft types is always welcomed.
Hi John! And this makes three - just spotted it on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-1945-Phot ... SwfeheP1qo
Re: Keesler Field Historian
Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:06 am
If you were the one who posted everything about Keesler Field, I just found a Squadron N yearbook from the Eastern Training Command at Keesler. If you are interested in it, PM me.
Re: Keesler Field Historian
Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:40 am
Chris,
You came through for me again!! A "K" marked A-26! Interestingly I have another "K" marked A-26 that is posted in my website ( http://www.fuselagecodes.com) under Transition: 2-E file and it was originally ID'd by the submitting party as being based at Kellogg AAF, MI. If I look at the vegetation in the distant background for both A-26 photos it looks 'sorta the same'. So I have the feeling that both photos may have been taken at the same field. But which one ? This is an on-going frustration in the 'fine art' of identifying which AAF used a specific field letter code. During WWII there were FOUR AAF's that used the letter "K"! Case in point: Keesler (LA), Kellogg (MI), Stockton (CA) and Strother (KS). I can immediately eliminate both Stockton and Strother as they were both allocated for BT and AT flight training.
As I can see the s/n on the "Kellogg" aircraft I will follow-up on that item which will answer the airfield location.
Thank you again for your submission!!!
John
You came through for me again!! A "K" marked A-26! Interestingly I have another "K" marked A-26 that is posted in my website ( http://www.fuselagecodes.com) under Transition: 2-E file and it was originally ID'd by the submitting party as being based at Kellogg AAF, MI. If I look at the vegetation in the distant background for both A-26 photos it looks 'sorta the same'. So I have the feeling that both photos may have been taken at the same field. But which one ? This is an on-going frustration in the 'fine art' of identifying which AAF used a specific field letter code. During WWII there were FOUR AAF's that used the letter "K"! Case in point: Keesler (LA), Kellogg (MI), Stockton (CA) and Strother (KS). I can immediately eliminate both Stockton and Strother as they were both allocated for BT and AT flight training.
As I can see the s/n on the "Kellogg" aircraft I will follow-up on that item which will answer the airfield location.
Thank you again for your submission!!!
John
Re: Keesler Field Historian
Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:06 am
PM sent to jdvoss.