Recent content by philmarchese

As mentioned, several of the B-17 sub-assemblies were painted prior to assembly and were outsourced from other factories. This Boeing was only a few dozen planes after camouflage was discontinued at Seattle (#045). So the olive drab component continued to arrive for weeks. Notice that the...

1:72 Matchbox conversion. Scratch n bash

The AAF had a very formal process of control for aircraft modifcation and hadban Aircraft Modification Control Office. The B-24D1 nose turret modification is a very famous example. The B-25 overseas C1/D1 conversions were depot produced and lead to the NAA developed D2 and G-12 programs. The...

Defense of TH: delete 42 BG add 41 BG. Both the 90h Bg and the 307 BG were also in the 7h AF and defense of the HI sea Frontier in late 1942 unil the 11 Bg was retired from the SP and returned to TH. 531st was BS(D) ( not FG) and also particiated in neutralization of bypassed Marshalls. 11 BG...

The 41 BG participated in the neutralization of the by-passed island in the Marshalls, Penope; Narau and the Carolines. The 396 and 820 were on Betio; 47 and 48 on Abamama ( O'Hare) and Makin islands full group Starman Field Buritania Island (sp?) They shuttled out of the US captured Islands in...

I believe the 42 Bg was involved in the invasion of the Green Islands and reduction of Rebaul as well as othe COM AIR SOL operatons. Maurer extract: Entered combat in Jun 1943, using B-25's and operating from bases in the Solomon Islands. Attacked Japanese airfields, personnel areas, gun...