The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Talk about "brass balls" http://www.archive.org/details/TheLastBomb1945 Deepest respect to All who served LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker, SASS #55963 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 LG, Thanks for posting. Now I know where many of the clips of B-29s and P-51s came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Henry B. Tolate Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 LG, Thanks much for posting. Especially appreciated watching the footage of ground crews working on B-29s. As this is what my Dad did, working on the engines, at Northwest Field, Guam. Also interesting to see the living conditions they had. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 It's a bit long but great history. I understand what you say about the family connection. My Mother was a WASP and flew just about everydangthing there was to fly during the war. Most of her time was in P-51's and P-38's but she did "right-seat" a few 24's,25's,17's and 29's and more that I don't recall now. I'll have to get Mom's log books out again and check. Respectfully, LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger Sgt. Jake McCandless #3368 Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thanks for posting it. Adios Sgt. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpl. Henry B. Tolate Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 LG, Suppose we're getting a bit OT here, but that's a great bit of history about your Mother. Most people failed to realize the role of the WASP corp and the amount of flight time those ladies put in. Kept alot more combat pilots on missions and not ferrying aircraft around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 WASP's didn't get any vet. "bennies" till LBJ signed the order. Yeah, Mom was a one-of-a-kind for sure. All 4'10", and 95lbs of her. It took 3 different types of cancer to kill her(1995). She was that "tuff". Respectfully, LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hooker Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 LG, Suppose we're getting a bit OT here, but that's a great bit of history about your Mother. Most people failed to realize the role of the WASP corp and the amount of flight time those ladies put in. Kept alot more combat pilots on missions and not ferrying aircraft around. Plus, at least Grumman, and possibly more mfr's used lady pilots to do the first-flight checkouts.One of Grumman's lady pilots checked out the new Hellcat her test pilot hubby was going to test before he could fly it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 3, 2011 Author Share Posted December 3, 2011 From what I have been told buy other WASP's, it was that just about all the makers used the girls for "first flight". My Mom shows many "first flights" in her log book(s) One "first flight" P-51 my Mom was flying caught fire on her take off roll. She barely got it stopped and got out before the plane burned. Mom was not hurt. Mom told me about a week later, she watched(Mom was in the air)one of her best friends die in a crash when that lady's '51 went into Santa Monica Bay. This was not Mom's last close call. She had to "belly-land" a P-38 in a growing cornfield when she lost both engines and the landing gear would not lower. She hurt her back in the deal. She never told anyone about her back. But it did gave her "fits" till the end. When I was in high school, I would go flying with Mom as often as I could. IF there was anyone that was "born-to-fly". She was it Respectfully, LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hooker Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 What a story for the other kids at school! "Nah, Ma can't chaperone the field trip, it's too far on the bus. She can't sit in one place too long, she messed up her back when her P-38 crashed." Say it matter-of-fact, like everyboby else's Ma flew in the war! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Dad's 56th and last mission did not go so good!!! Look for the guy wearing cowboy boots. www.301bg.com/Varner_Lee_A.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted December 4, 2011 Author Share Posted December 4, 2011 Capt, your linky no-woky. LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 This one appears to http://www.301bg.com/Varner_Lee_A.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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