In March, The Denver Post put up a gallery of 110 amazing photos taken in the Pacific during WWII. Check them out here.
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A WWII Pacific Photo Gallery
Posted in Uncategorized on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Black Sunday: Part 3
Posted in The 312th Bomb Group, tagged 1944, 312th bomb group, black sunday, WWII on April 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
LADY CONSTANCE, the plane belonging to Lt. Gibbons, was having engine trouble on the way back from Hollandia. As Gibbons trailed behind the 312th formation, he discovered that the 30 gallons of fuel left in the tanks would not get him to Saidor or Gusap. He turned back to land in a clearing he saw [...]
Black Sunday: Part 2
Posted in The 312th Bomb Group, tagged 1944, 312th bomb group, A-20, black sunday, guinea short lines, hollandia on April 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The little-known 25th Liaison Squadron was instrumental in the rescue of many downed crews, especially on Black Sunday. Mainly enlisted men flew Stinson L-5 Sentinels and Piper L-4A Grasshoppers, which could takeoff and land on much shorter runways than the bombers. The L-4 JUG HAID. Because of this capability, A Flight, the group based at [...]
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