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NBC Radio broadcasting the 'Army Hour' from Mines Field.

 

95th C.O. Bob Kirtley making his NBC Radio broadcasting debut on the 'Army Hour' program. The P-38 #50, in the background, is Bob Kirtley's plane.

Flying Sgts. in the 'Day Room' at Mines Field.

 

Flying Sgts. at Mines Field.

 

Bad landing at Mines Field.

 

95th FS, ' C ' Flight pilots at Mines Field. L to R: Verne Yahne, C. D. 'Peanut' Powell, William Casey, Ralph Embrey, John Litchfield.

 

Flight formation 'take-off' at Mines Field.

 

Bob doing some sock laundry, always on Saturday, which was also 'shower day', with previously used, previously used, previously used - water.

 

At war's end near, Furstenfelbruck, Germany. Bob stands with this Me109 that he 'test flew' for the AAF. Bob also 'test flew' the Fw190. Bob called the 109, a 'beast'.

 

Bob sits on the nose of a disabled Me262, also near, Furstenfelbruck, Germany. Unable to get any 262s in flight condition, several 262s were shipped to, Wright-Patterson, for continued AAF testing.

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- An article by Warren Thompson appears in the June '03 issue of Flight Journal magazine and is entitled "Turkey Shoot Over Vienna". It covers the mission in which the 82nd FG shot down 21 German aircraft in one mission.

 

- The Jan. 2003 issue of Fly Past magazine contains an article about the 82nd Fighter Group written by Warren Thompson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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