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    Charity Auction for Signed Copy of Finish Forty and Home

    Please take a look at **** for a signed copy of my book, Finish Forty and Home: The Untold WWII Story of B-24s in the Pacific. This copy is signed by me and also by Herman Scearce, the book's main character. 100% of the proceeds of this auction benefit a local charity, AND you get an...
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    Finish Forty and Home now available as an e-book

    I’m very pleased to let board members know that my book about B-24 airmen in the Pacific, Finish Forty and Home, is now available as an e-book on Google as well as Kobo. Last month it was also released as an audio book, and the audio book site has a sample narrated by actor Danny Campbell as...
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    B-29 turret photos, up close and exposed

    Just posted a few photos of a B-29 turret, removed from the aircraft. The former flight engineer I talked to said the gun control system on the plane was one of the most reliable systems on the aircraft. Photos on my book's Facebook page, here.
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    Photos of Spitfire Mark VIII

    Very cool, T Bolt. I'm fascinated by the pics of the Spitfire in USAAF colors. Excellent choice for your model and I look forward to your finished pics!
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    Photos of Spitfire Mark VIII

    Just added photos of the Cavanaugh Flight Museum's beautiful Mark VIII Spitfire to my book's Facebook page, here. While there I chatted with a museum staffer who informed me that an American squadron flew Spitfires for a while. (4th Fighter Squadron, 12th Air Force, in North Africa)
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    Photos of 1943 B-25 Crash Rediscovered 1978

    Just came across some old photos and got them scanned so I could share them. My friend Walter Grimes and I rediscovered this 1943 B-25 crash in 1978. The plane crashed into a wooded swamp about one mile short of its runway at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station. There was a fire after the...
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    New Book About B-24s in the Pacific Now Available

    "Finish Forty and Home" is now #1 on Amazon's list for Aviation Military History! My hope is that it will honor the World War II airmen whose stories fill the book's pages. There is also now an audiobook available. I invite forum members to contact me if you'd like to have a signed book plate...
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    New Photos of B-24-A "Ol 927" with #1 Engine Removed

    I took several photos of the Commemorative Air Force B-24-A recently at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum in Addison, Texas. I thought the engine mounting structure for the #1 engine was interesting to see. The pictures are here on my book's FB page, I hope you enjoy them. The B-29 "Fifi" was away...
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    P-38 Lightning: First Victories Over Japanese Aircraft

    Thanks for clarifying, guys- most credits for a USAAF aircraft type.
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    P-38 Lightning: First Victories Over Japanese Aircraft

    August 9, 1942: Two P-38 Lightnings of the 343rd Fighter Group were near the end of a long patrol when they intercepted and shot down two Japanese "Mavis" flying boats. These were the first combat victories for P-38s, which went on to shoot down more than 1800 Japanese aircraft during the war...
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    "Figuring Out" How to Bomb Japanese Targets in the Solomons: July, 1942

    On July 31, 1942 11th Bomb Group Commander Laverne "Blondie" Saunders led B-17s in a week-long series of raids against Japanese supply and dock areas in the Solomons, leading up to the Marine invasion of Guadalcanal. The airmen had no ground service, no established airfields, no quarters. Air...
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    New Book About B-24s in the Pacific Now Available

    I invite you to check out my new book, Finish Forty and Home. Finish Forty and Home is the compelling but little-known story of men and missions of the 11th Bomb Group and its operations in the vast Pacific. Laura Hillenbrand, bestselling author of Unbroken, had this to say in the...
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    Skull discovered at Pearl Harbor might be from Japanese Pilot

    This is fascinating. Hard to believe after this much time. I'll look forward to following this story, thank you for posting.
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    This Date in 1943: Louis Zamperini's 47 Days Adrift Ends, Captured by Japanese

    On July 13, 1943 Louis Zamperini and his pilot, Russell Phillips were captured by Japanese forces in the Marshall Islands on their 47th day adrift across the Pacific. A third man with them died after a month at sea, following the crash of their B-24 Liberator while on a low-level search...
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    Photos of B-24J Bungay Buckaroo, from Pima Air Space Museum

    Yes. The switches are below the throttles and to the left. The "fast feather" circuit breakers were in front of the throttles and mixture levers.
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