John Cooper Posted January 5, 2009 Share #76 Posted January 5, 2009 Not sure what to say except I do not think you can find this information nor the quality of the items posted any place on the internet or in any museum!! I want to Thank Dennis for posting this and encourage others to post their thoughts. Money cannot buy the education you are receiving here at the USMF and it is free! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belleauwood Posted January 6, 2009 Author Share #77 Posted January 6, 2009 Well, I must say that I'm a bit overwhelmed with this last series of comments. First and foremost - thank you - It was with some trepidation that began posting on this forum in the first place. As a lot of you know by now, I'm a closet WW1 USMC collector. After seeing some fantastic posts from bobgee, teufelhunde.ret, Jeremiah, usmcaviator, and a host of others, I wasn't sure how my collection would be received. I have been pleased to see that some of my items have passed muster with folks that I have developed a respect and admiration for. I have also learned a tremendous amount on a wide variety of military artifacts from ALL who post on the forum. In any public forum, you have those that claim to be experts, those that claim to have the best examples, and those that try to impose their will on others. I claim to be none of these and have not seen much of that posturing demonstrated here on this forum. It is truly a place to come and see great items from all eras and get a great education to boot. It is also a great place to validate a newly acquired item and get feedback from your peers. At the end of the day, this is just stuff. We aren't taking any of our stuff with us when we have "gone west". My passion is to put things back together again (except my ex wife) and learn about the history of the man and his life. To that end, it's been a blast and I have had a few successes. I hope that this forum can keep the identity of an open and comfortable place to have spirited discussion and everyone still remain civil as well as a place for all to contribute on all levels. I'm good for about 300 words in any conversation; after that I vapor-lock. Again, many thanks. - Time for an Ale! HOWEVER, when I "Go West", I WILL be taking my Marine Aviator with me.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cooper Posted January 6, 2009 Share #78 Posted January 6, 2009 HOWEVER, when I "Go West", I WILL be taking my Marine Aviator with me.!! Dennis I will be happy to assist. You see since I am out West I would be more than happy to display your Marine Aviator along with any other groups you care to bring with you! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchbuff Posted January 6, 2009 Share #79 Posted January 6, 2009 Dennis,I have 3 groupings to the Italian group. 1 has wings and documents etc, the others are photo groupings. I will try to post some photo's in the near future. Paul I'd love to see more Foggia groups. Please post yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baker502 Posted January 7, 2009 Share #80 Posted January 7, 2009 Trench I didn't want to hijack Dennis' thread so the link to one of my Italian groupings is below. Paul http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ind...showtopic=33649 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njaviators Posted January 7, 2009 Share #81 Posted January 7, 2009 At the risk od fiverting the thread - though I suspect that 's impossible given the REAL content - Bevin's memorabilia - here's one more from the Princeton school. Bonham Bostick is ID'd in the first crash photo. This is another shot taken by Orren Jack Turner printed from the original glass plate negavtive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croix de Guerre Posted January 25, 2010 Share #82 Posted January 25, 2010 Stellar,,simply stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjdevi1 Posted January 25, 2010 Share #83 Posted January 25, 2010 Dennis, Great grouping! And, you've got some focus in your collecting that's for sure! Were you USMC or USAF? Again, great group! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhcoleterracina Posted January 27, 2010 Share #84 Posted January 27, 2010 Items are in wonderful condition. It seems that the WW1 groups can be more complete due to everything being "trunked" and put away. I don't see this as much with WW2 groups. Makes me wonder how much more might be out there waiting to be discovered. I haven't been commenting on every group you posted so let me say this, thank you for doing a better job than most museums and for reaching more viewers [that appreciate and know what they are viewing] than most museums. If I should ever win the lottery...Dexter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classic Posted February 11, 2010 Share #85 Posted February 11, 2010 >This is a photo of Lt. Bevin that was taken in England and remained unidentified in the Imperial War Museum until seen by one of Bevin's fellow pilots 50 years later who notified Bevin. - Lt. Bevin certainly has "aged" from his time at Princeton.< Not sure if anyone is interested, but saw that Lt Bevins WWI flight suit is up for auction on Proxibid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classic Posted February 11, 2010 Share #86 Posted February 11, 2010 Not sure if anyone is interested, but saw that Lt Bevins WWI flight suit is up for auction on Proxibid...here's his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belleauwood Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share #87 Posted February 14, 2010 Not sure if anyone is interested, but saw that Lt Bevins WWI flight suit is up for auction on Proxibid...here's his name. Thanks for the tip!! - Now part of Lt. Bevin's group in the Belleauwood museum!! Thanks again, Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classic Posted February 23, 2010 Share #88 Posted February 23, 2010 Cool! Glad it went to a good home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croix de Guerre Posted June 21, 2011 Share #89 Posted June 21, 2011 Stellar,,simply stellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwIIfighterpilots Posted July 14, 2011 Share #90 Posted July 14, 2011 Amazing grouping. Congrats. Really enjoyed looking at everything. I am awed by this one. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6jock Posted June 4, 2016 Share #91 Posted June 4, 2016 awb__11_.JPG This Italian wing was coming off the sleeve. I placed some tacking stiches to maintain the wing in position Can we get some image for the next book? [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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