This is a picture that SP4 Steve Bogner took from the water tower that overlooked out photo labs at Phu Hiep. I had forgotten how rusty the roof over the portable photo labs was. Thanks Steve for sending this!
Jim Taylor sent this link that has some great footage of vintage WWII aircraft at the Duxford 2011 air show. Enjoy!
“If you're a piston-engine WWII aircraft nut, as I am, you absolutely have to go to the URL at bottom here. I kid you not, I nearly wet my pants.
When was the last time you were at any kind of air show and saw the following all flying together and where you could actually hear the unique "voices" (sound) of their engines both taxiing & in flight?
• ME-109s
• Spitfires
• Hawker Hurricanes
• Hawker Tempests & Sea Furys
• F-4U Corsairs
• P-38s
• P-40s
• P-51s
• B-17 bomber
• Lancaster bomber
• C-47 Skytrains
• A1-E Skyraider (remember, this was developed for WWII)
Missing were a few (e.g., Fw-190, ME-262, B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell)”
Walt Kalohi, Henry Kalohi’s brother, sent me this link about the largest boatlift in history that occurred on September 11, 2001. I had not heard about this before. It’s amazing how Americans pull together when it counts! This is his note to me:
“This video of events during 9/11 will ‘grab’ you. Eleven years have passed since that terrible day and this is the first I’ve known and seen of what took place on the waterfront of Manhattan . An evacuation of a half million civilians by water craft – the only way out for those who were there. Quite likely, this may be the first time you’ve seen this video of such a major evacuation and perhaps, like me, even had any idea that such took place. The fear of those who were there and waiting to be rescued had to be tremendous. Also tremendous was the gallant effort of those boat and ship Captains who moved them to safety. It might be hard to watch for some. It’s well worth the time. Absolutely unbelievable.”
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