Airfields Western Pacific Islands...

[MakeeLearn]

http://www.airfields-freeman.com/HI/Air ... acific.htm

October 1945, P-47 Thunderbolts from the 318th Fighter Group taking off from Saipan East Field

[btd64]

Interesting info. Who would of known that Baker Island operated B-24's....GP

[Leandros]

"Hunchbacks" - that late in (after) the war?

Fred

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Leandros

"Hunchbacks" - that late in (after) the war?

Fred

[&:]
Where did you see reference to Hunchbacks?

The note that struck me was "Chemical weapons have been stored on Johnston Island since 1971."

[Leandros]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Where did you see reference to Hunchbacks?

Looked at the picture of the P-47. It's an early version.

Fred

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: btd64

Interesting info. Who would of known that Baker Island operated B-24's....GP

In fact its credited with the 'longest bombing raid' of the war. Although I'm not so sure. Here's why...

B-24's took off from Pearl. Landed at Baker, and bombed up. Hit Nauru and returned.

[mikkey]

Interesting article, thanks for sharing.

[Heeward]

But more importantly look at the Dump Truck in action!

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: rustysi

ORIGINAL: btd64

Interesting info. Who would of known that Baker Island operated B-24's....GP

In fact its credited with the 'longest bombing raid' of the war. Although I'm not so sure. Here's why...

B-24's took off from Pearl. Landed at Baker, and bombed up. Hit Nauru and returned.

I thought the "long strike on Balikpapan" was the longest one. They left from Darwin.

http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArch ... valor.aspx

[Alpha77]

ORIGINAL: Leandros

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Where did you see reference to Hunchbacks?

Looked at the picture of the P-47. It's an early version.

Fred

Can someone read the date here, in this video this are newer versions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc4ZRFAHRwY

Solution: Pic is from Oct 1944, not 1945:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/318th_Fighter_Group

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: rustysi

ORIGINAL: btd64

Interesting info. Who would of known that Baker Island operated B-24's....GP

In fact its credited with the 'longest bombing raid' of the war. Although I'm not so sure. Here's why...

B-24's took off from Pearl. Landed at Baker, and bombed up. Hit Nauru and returned.

I thought the "long strike on Balikpapan" was the longest one. They left from Darwin.

http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArch ... valor.aspx

That and the 'broken' flight to Nauru are why I said I was not sure. Just what the article I was reading had said.