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Calling Former Marine F4U Drivers

BySteeljawscribe 13 April 200912 April 2009

Looking for anyone who was part of VMF-215 from 1943-45, aviator, ground-pounder or those who may have flown with VMF-215 in combined or associated operations during that period.Â Bryan Bender, a reporter with the Boston Globe, is looking for any of the above to flesh out a story he is working on stemming from earlier work on a returned MIA from that period and which was featured in an earlier Flightdeck Friday.Â Feel free to go VFR direct — his contact info as follows:

email: bender@globe.com

Thanks All!
– SJS

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This Date in Naval Aviation History

BySteeljawscribe 21 January 200821 January 2008

So it’s back in the the Luftwurst for the trip back home today via a, no doubt, wx impacted intermediate point…in the meantime, here’s a couple of tidbits to tide you over until our return to the rolling hills of Occupied Territory and the warmth of Hearth and Home – SJS 21 January 1972 –…

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Air Force Pilot Missing From Vietnam War is Identified

BySteeljawscribe 19 October 200728 March 2010

In the mail today: The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Maj. Robert G. Lapham, U.S. Air Force, of Marshall, Mich. He will…

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Flightdeck Friday: Desperate Times = Desperate Measures

BySteeljawscribe 25 April 2008

(h/t to Southern Air Pirate for the topic suggestion) 29 April 1975. South Vietnam is ceasing to exist as a geopolitical entity – Saigon is falling. Under leaden skies, the assembled ships and aircraft of TF 76, headed by carriers Hancock and Midway begin executing Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of US personnel along with Vietnamese…

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NFO’s: 43 yrs and still going strong…

BySteeljawscribe 8 February 200828 March 2010

The Background: On 8 February 1965, a change to Bureau of Personnel Instruction 1210.4C authorized a new designator and name, Naval Flight Officer (NFO). The new designator was appropriate for “an unrestricted line officer, a member of the aeronautical organization . . .who may fill any billet not requiring actual control knowledge of an aircraft.”…

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Home is the Sailor…

BySteeljawscribe 22 September 200628 February 2010

(Ed note: Flightdeck Friday will be a bit delayed this week, should be up by tomorrow. Instead, I wanted to post this tribute to a warrior who has finally found his way home. I witnessed this ceremony at Arlington earlier this week and wondered who was being honored since as of late, I typically see…

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Navy Pilot Missing In Action From the Vietnam War is Identified

BySteeljawscribe 22 June 200830 March 2010

The Official Press Release: The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, U.S. Navy, of Miami…

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