Posted on 04/18/2014 5:12:57 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
Thanks! Once he left the Philippines, he fell off my radar. I knew he didn't survive the war but had forgotten about his TB and just assumed that because the time was about right for the annual shift of Philippine capital cities, he was continuing the tradition by moving from Miami to the Adrionacks. This is about the time for Florida's winter residents to head north anyway.
I don’t see the “helicopter” ever doing much. The motors just don’t have enough power to lift a heavy machine much less any meaningful payload. They might work as artillery observation spotters but won’t ever do any real work.
(I’m channeling my inner de Severksy)
Reading the news of the diplomatic black out of the British Isles brings home that the invasion is coming soon, and it’s a “big thing” in the war. I get the impression there was a lot of apprehension about it.
The science is “settled,” henkster. That helicopter thingy will never be anything other than a rich man’s toy.
Oh. I didn’t know he was sick.
I’m really impressed by the masterful defense being orchestrated by Field Marshal Kleist. He’s been doing a great job ever since he got sacked at the end of March.
The news still hasn’t been released by the Germans. If the Soviets know, and I suspect they do, they are being tight-lipped about it. I’m guessing the Allies know from Enigma decrypts but are also not telling anyone to maintain the Ultra Secret.
I’m pretty sure my first flight, in 1956, was on a Constellation. But I was so young I don’t remember a heck of lot from those days.
One day the weak and ungainly helicopter will be able to provide an important edge in certain situations.
A lot of people came to Colorado because of the dry air and TB sanitariums. That's how National Jewish Hospital was founded, probably the premier respiratory hospital in the world, today.
The U.S. was taking some risks with their Japanese codebreaking, although it wasn’t a secret on a scale with Ultra. They are directing submarines to convoys the locations of which were detected by the codebreakers. The Take-Ichi convoy now en route to New Guinea is being tracked that way. In the aftermath of Take-Ichi the Japanese will convene a commission that will conclude of course their code is unbreakable, so spies must have tipped off the Americans.
There might be a SAR niche they can fill.
Baguio -- there's a name my Dad used to talk about, by his telling, it was his unit's and his personal most serious trial by fire.
But, let's not get too far ahead of our (his)story... ;-)
I remember it distinctly, the three tails and unique shape made it memorable.
And, it was soon replaced by Boeing 707s, so I never again saw it in service.
But, will never forget it.
My father's division also had a rough time on Luzon. He didn't make it that far himself, as his war ended on Leyte.
The Constellation was a beautiful bird, alright.
In the 70’s I used to see Connies flying cargo runs to the Caribbean and S. America from Miami.
Just sparked a memory of being in the 7th grade outside in between classes,seeing a Connie fly over and pointed it out to the flaming poofter drama teacher who said, “Look kids, it’s a B-52”.
Thanks for the info. I’ll have to write it all down and see if my library can get it.
I’ve often wondered why there was never a movie made about General Fertig.
A movie could be made about all the Americans who joined guerrilla forces in the Philippines but to my knowledge no movie even has a scene containing an American guerrilla. I do remember seeing an old movie in which a coastwatcher was featured but I can't remember if he was American or Australian.
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