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Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 6:34 pm
by 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
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:00 pm
by btd64
Interesting info. Who would of known that Baker Island operated B-24's....GP
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 5:43 am
by Leandros
"Hunchbacks" - that late in (after) the war?
Fred
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:10 am
by BBfanboy
ORIGINAL: Leandros
"Hunchbacks" - that late in (after) the war?
Fred
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Where did you see reference to Hunchbacks?
The note that struck me was "Chemical weapons have been stored on Johnston Island since 1971."
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:51 am
by Leandros
ORIGINAL: BBfanboy
Where did you see reference to Hunchbacks?
Looked at the picture of the P-47. It's an early version.
Fred
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:23 pm
by 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.
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 7:06 pm
by mikkey
Interesting article, thanks for sharing.
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:20 pm
by Heeward
But more importantly look at the Dump Truck in action!
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:39 pm
by 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
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 8:00 am
by 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
RE: Airfields Western Pacific Islands...
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:03 pm
by 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.