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bubbletop409
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Posted on: Sep 30, 2018 - 1:52pm
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TED
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ducatti650
While members of the Black Sheep VF214 may have visited the 493, Pappy was shot down prior to the squadrons deployment to the Pacific.
Larry
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Drew Cook
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Posted on: Sep 30, 2018 - 4:55pm
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"Pappy was shot down prior to the squadron's deployment to the Pacific?"
You mean Ron 33's deployment to the Pacific, not VMF 214's, right?
Boyington was shot down on January 3, 1944 over Rabaul. |
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TED WALTHER |
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 Posted on: Sep 30, 2018 - 6:22pm
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Larry;
O.K. Standing by.
S.S. ESSO NORFOLK passing through Gillard Cut Panama Canal.
RON 33 Boats(5) were loaded on ESSO NORFOLK on May 11, 1944 at Balboa Panama, they sailed straight for New Guinea and arrived at Milne Bay on June 20, 1944. RON 33 was unloaded on June 21-24, 1944. (REF: The Sea Hawks, LCDR Edgar D. "Ed" Hogland USNR(Ret,) Presido 1999, and Port arrivals and Departures for S.S. ESSO NORFOLK ; http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/ports/index.html?search.php?vessel=Esso%20Norfolk~armain and about this cruise :http://www.aukevisser.nl/inter-2/id783.htm )
About VMF-214 (Black Sheep), you are correct, Pappy was shot down over St. Georges Channel near Rapopo Airfield New Britain on January 3, 1944 flying F4U-1A BuNo 17915, he bailed out at 0825. His wingman CAPT. George Ashmun(MIA/KIA), flying F4U-1 BuNo 02723, was also lost. Because the Black Sheep had lost 8 pilots in 12 days (12/23/43-1/3/44) they were stood down and ordered on January 8, to pack up and return to Turtle Bay, Espiritu Santo on an R4D transport. Those with enough points went home, most were reassigned to MAG-11. On March 1 15 were reassigned to VMF-211, another smaller group was assigned to VMF-114. These "tours" were six weeks in length, so by summer 1944, most of the original 2nd tour Black Sheep,were back in the U.S. VMF 214 is another interest of mine and I have 4 highly detailed books on them.
Take care,
TED
P.S. There was an actual VMF-214 Friendly Fire incident with PT Boats. This occurred north of Kolombangara Island, on the early morning of September 30, 1943. PT 116, PT 124, and PT 126 from RON 6. PT 126 gunners shot down 1st LT. Robert A. Alexander USMCR, after he accidently opened fire on the boats, even though the PT's fired a recognition flare.(REF:https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/f4u/alexander.html).
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ducati650
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Posted on: Oct 1, 2018 - 12:19pm
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TED
Working on folders of the rest of my builds, stand by.
ducatti650
While members of the Black Sheep VF214 may have visited the 493, Pappy was shot down prior to the squadrons deployment to the Pacific.
Larry
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Thanks for the correction. I was told about the "Black Sheep" artwork on the 493 boat by Dale Brown, splinter of her skipper, Richard Brown. It has been a while from the time I heard the story and I made an assumption I should not have made.
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TED WALTHER |
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Posted on: Oct 1, 2018 - 4:33pm
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Ed
Don't worry about it, we cover each other's six here.
Take care,
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bubbletop409
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Posted on: Oct 1, 2018 - 8:20pm
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Correct, I was referring to Squadron 33, not VMF 214.
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