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U.S. P-51
Section # 6

Extended WW II, Korean War
& Early Cold War
Contributed Stories

U.S. B-29s


U.S. SR-71

 * CRUSIN' THE PACIFIC, by Robert (Bob) Stadille

* 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron Nose Art Collection

* A “Well Done” For Lt. Thomason’s RB-29 Crew — From the Office of the Operations Officer Flying Safety, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

* Copy of Pacific Stars and Stripes article, Dec. 30, 1950, “Alone with the Enemy”

* Recollections by Earl E. Myers of the 31st and 91st SRS, Okinawa/Korea, 1950-51

* Men share tales of reconnaissance missions: Story by James Kirley, Special Projects Writer, Vero Beach Press Journal — Recollections of Earl. E. Myers and Jack Romney

* 31/91st Recollections of Adrian Swain, RB-29 Pilot — Extracts from his auto-biography entitled “The Time of My Life — Memoirs of a Government Agent from Pearl Harbor to the Golden Triangle.”

* Recollections of William F. “Bill” Welch of the 31st and 91st SRS

* “Jets Shoot Down Crippled B-29 in China Sea after Crew Jumps,” Story provided courtesy of William F. (Bill) Welch and Earl E. Myers

* Contributed Okinawan and Japanese Images and Commentary

* Recollections from a 31st/91st Intelligence Staffer: Introduction by Web Site Manager, Chuck Stone, Recollections and observations by Robert (Bob) Stadille

* Rescued Over The Sea Of Japan

* ????? — Posing the Question — ?????
“Was This The First USAF Inflight Refueling Mission In Combat?”

* Robert F. Dorr story — RB-45C Tornado loss in Korea remains a mystery

* Recollections of Howard S. Myers, “The Black Tornado!,” Korean War and Cold War RB-45C Spy Missions

* Korean War RB-45C Shoot–Down — Thanks to the Times Herald-Record, Middletown, NY, a division of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. for granting permission to share this story.

* Harold (Hal) Austin crew story — A Cold War RB-47E Over-Flight of the USSR

* A Korean War Commemoration Benediction by Rear Admiral Timothy Beard, USN

* Testimony of Francis Gary Powers, Jr., Founder, The Cold War Museum, March 8, 2001, Presentation to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, Rep. Joel Hefley, (CO-05), Chairman, Bill H.R. 107

* Cold War Perspectives from the Soviet Point of View

* Words of Appreciation From an Active Duty Military Doctor By CPT. Stephen R. Ellison, M.D.

* “Then the Whiskey Started to Come in Handy” — A story from the life of Clarence E. Becker

* THE KERRIN H. COYNE STORY OF THE 98TH BOMB WING CREW # 74

* A Cold War Cover-Up, A Son’s Story

* The James Hand Story

* Introducing: The Recollections and Stories of Bill Baumer, Operations Officer, 91st SRS, during the Korean War, early Cold War Period

* Images, Impressions and Applications of the RB-29 in the Korean War from An Aerial Photographer’s Point of View by Wayland Mayo

* John C. Schumacher WW II Shoot Down & POW Story

* The Arthur Humby Story — Bail Out Over China And The Long Walk Home

* Maj. Gen. Earl L. Johnson Story — “How I First Met Charles Lindbergh”

* D-Day Memorial Stories in honor of Maj. Norman K. Arvidson

* The Life and Death of Tiger Lil by Wayland Mayo

* A special story of a WW II shoot-down and POW experience as related by a B-17 Ball Gunner: “The Charles Reed Holden Story” by Charles “Reed” Holden as told through William A. “Bill” Sutton

* A selection of four related stories of U.S. Naval Aviation In the South Pacific during WW II — Featuring the Lexington Aircraft Carrier and her dedicated crew as key participants in “The Battle of the Marianas — June 1944” Note: A fourth story has been added as of 5/18/03 Fred Gwynn’s “Torpedo 16”

* The Abbreviated Life of the Ill-fated RB-29 #44-61727 “So Tired”

* A Night on Antelope Island by Jack Romney

* Letter from Saipan: The Fourteenth Mission The Nakajima Raid, April 7, 1945

* Letter from Saipan: The Thirtieth Mission

* Tales from a WW II ZI B-29 Emergency Mobile Repair and Test Flight Crewmember (A group of 20 short stories) by Art Jones — Jumping Into Trouble

* The Elvin ‘Speed’ Homan Story Jumping Into Trouble with two attached stories entitled The Clay Pigeon by Joseph Curreri and Escape from III-C by William P. Hall

* The Story of The Soviet Franz Josef Land Overflight by Roy Kaden

* A Celebration of the WW II P-51 Mustang in Story and Pictures

* A Brief History of the B and RB-47, “Stratojet”

* Stories of Joe Kittinger - A Gutsy Aviator,
A great Story, A Life of Accomplishment

* The Extended Mission of Stardust Four Zero, A Full Book-Length Story

* Searching for connections relating to Chester Burleigh's service with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing and 91st SRS

Soviet FireFox


U.S. B-29s

U.S. P-61
Black Widows


Soviet Tu-95
Bear

Soviet MiG-31
Foxhound


U.S. B-58

Soviet MiG-15s


Soviet Recon Duo

U.S. B-47s


U.S. B-36

Soviet Tu-16, Badger


U.S. B-52

U.S. U-2


Soviet Tu-95 Bear

Soviet MiG-21s


U.S. C-130

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