Salvage Sailor Posted April 16, 2020 Author Share #51 Posted April 16, 2020 Lt Col. Asa N. Duncan, CO of Luke Field in 1936, would later become the first commander of the Eighth Air Force when it was established on 28 January 1942, upon its activation at the Savannah Air Base on that date. Promotion to Brigadier General soon followed. On 5 May 1942, when the Eighth Air Force was sent overseas, General Duncan also was ordered to the European Theater of Operations and there served as Chief of Staff, under Major General Carl Spaatz, the new commander of the Eighth Air Force – a position he was still holding at the time he was reported missing in action on November 17, 1942. General Duncan was a passenger on a B-17 travelling from the United Kingdom to Gibraltar that crashed in the ocean, killing all aboard. Brigadier General Asa North Duncan - Lost at sea on 17 November 1942, while on a flight from the United Kingdom to Gibraltar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share #52 Posted October 9, 2022 Luke Field circa 1920 Observation Balloon over Pearl Harbor Ground Crew, cable tender vehicle at right Luke Field (Ford Island) looking west across the water to the sugarcane fields on the Ewa side, Waianae Mountains in distance Observation Balloon (note the drag cables) Hangars No. 1 & 2 at Luke Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share #53 Posted October 9, 2022 Souvenirs from an Observer at Luke Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 9, 2022 Author Share #54 Posted October 9, 2022 Luke Field, Ford Island, Territory of Hawaii 5th Composite Group Waikiki with NO hotels 5th Composite Group Skywriting Over Diamond Head Luke Field Salute Gun at Sunset Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share #55 Posted October 12, 2022 These are bubble gum collector cards from the Switzer's Giant Bubble Gum set, 1938. It was a set of 100 Army Air Corps Insignia from fields on the continental US, Panama Canal, Hawaii & the Philippines. I'm only pulling the 11 Hawaiian Air Force insignias from the set. Luke Field HAF Units, circa 1938 11th Photo Section, Luke Field 4th Observation Squadron, Luke Field 50th Observation Squadron, Luke Field 72nd Bombardment Squadron, Luke Field 23rd Bombardment Squadron, Luke Field 25th Bombardment Squadron, Luke Field Wheeler Field HAF Units Circa 1938 26th Attack Squadron, Wheeler Field 75th Service Squadron, Wheeler Field 18th Pursuit Group, Wheeler Field 19th Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field 6th Pursuit Squadron, Wheeler Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share #56 Posted October 14, 2022 US Army Air Corps Humor, 23rd Bomb Squadron, Luke Field T.H. from the men who bombed Mauna Loa volcano in 1935 'WHY CREW CHIEFS TURN GREY' WHY CREW CHIEFS TURN GREY KEYSTONE BOMBER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Girl Posted July 24, 2023 Share #57 Posted July 24, 2023 On 4/15/2017 at 11:55 AM, rustywings said: I have several photographs in this album depicting a combined Army/Navy formal ceremony taking place in front of a Luke Field hanger. Unfortunately, these images are not dated and have no caption info. Since all of the other photos are from the 1924 to 1926 time period, I assume this ceremony occurred sometime during that same period? Are the two Asian dignitaries part of a Japanese envoy? I have more questions than answers... Closer: Closer: I think I can be of help. These pictures are from a ceremony on December 6, 1926. Capt. Lowell H. Smith, 19th Pursuit Squadron, Luke Field, is receiving the Sacred Treasure of Japan Decoration in recognition of his Around The World Flight in 1924. Smith took over as leader of the flight when Frederick Martin was unable to continue after his plane crashed. Lowell Smith is on the right. The man next to him is Kazue Kuwashima, Japanese Consul General. The man on the far left is Major General Edward M. Lewis. This information comes from the December 6, 1926 Honolulu Star Bulletin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Girl Posted August 14, 2023 Share #58 Posted August 14, 2023 I believe picture #20 is Lt. Marion Elliott. He came to Luke Field January 15, 1920 as part of the initial cadre of the 4th Aero Squadron. Just before he came to Hawaii he was in the Transcontinental Race of 1919. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share #59 Posted August 14, 2023 2 hours ago, History Girl said: I believe picture #20 is Lt. Marion Elliott. He came to Luke Field January 15, 1920 as part of the initial cadre of the 4th Aero Squadron. Just before he came to Hawaii he was in the Transcontinental Race of 1919. Thank you for the ID History Girl, I believe this may be the same Marion L. Elliott mentioned numerous times in this 2014 magazine article Major Ralph Royce and the First Pursuit Group’s 1930 Arctic Patrol Exercise David K. Vaughan Army Register 1940 Captain Marion L. Elliott (Ret'd) Photograph Identified on the reverse as (2nd) "Lt. Elliott and Ford Flivvers at Luke Field 1920" (on the roster at Luke Field, H.T. 1920) Nice hand operated "Oooooogah!" air horn He was also Curtis LeMay's Commanding Officer in 1930 Air Service News Letter 1932 Captain Marion Larimore Elliott VETERAN BIRTH 19 Dec 1896 DEATH 26 Mar 1970 (aged 73) BURIAL Los Angeles National Cemetery Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA PLOT 56, 10 ROW O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Girl Posted August 14, 2023 Share #60 Posted August 14, 2023 It absolutely is him. Thank you for posting these things. I’ve spoken to the historian at the Selfridge Museum for more info/pictures but she’s not as organized as she would like to be so no luck with that right now. It’s interesting that only one person, Ralph Royce recieved the Mackay Trophy for that flight and not everyone who flew it. I’m in contact with his grandson and we were enjoying the fact that Marion was in the 27th and my husband’s first fighter squadron was the 27th. Shared history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share #61 Posted August 14, 2023 Aloha Everyone, I've had this Mechanics Manual on my "I'll get around to this sooner or later list" for far too long now... Hand Made leather and painted covers 50th/5th Observation Squadron Mechanic, Luke Field, T.H. 1930-1932 Later a civilian contract mechanic at the Sacramento Air Depot (SAD) 1940 working for the Air Corps Dyke's Aircraft Engine Instructor (Manual) 400 plus pages of instructions, specs, drawings on all of the 'current' engines in use by the USAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
History Girl Posted August 15, 2023 Share #62 Posted August 15, 2023 Wow! This is wonderful. The painted cover and back! What great information inside. Really shows the progress of aviation. Thank you for sharing this manuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiaiokalewa Posted September 18, 2023 Share #63 Posted September 18, 2023 Some possible athletics and maybe 2 flight jacket pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBaird Posted January 4 Share #64 Posted January 4 A couple of photographs out of a large 4th Observation Squadron / 11th Photo Section album This one is an aerial photograph of the fire at Luke Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBaird Posted January 4 Share #65 Posted January 4 One more, the 11th Photo Section at Luke Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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