Sand Flea Posted January 28 Share #1 Posted January 28 2024 has been a great year so far. I just picked this huge grouping up from a local estate sale. I have not done research year but the collection seems to be complete minus uniforms. I hope you all enjoy and I encourage your feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Flea Posted January 28 Author Share #2 Posted January 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtA Posted January 28 Share #3 Posted January 28 Especially like the B29 control disk! Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted January 28 Share #4 Posted January 28 LOVE the B-29 Yoke disk button! Coincidentally I recently picked up a large uniform grouping to a 20th AF B-29 pilot. His group was also based out of Guam. Again, congrats great score on the lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle_Keep Posted January 28 Share #5 Posted January 28 Congrats on the remarkable discovery. Love the tidy record keeping. A genuine war hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIKyle Posted January 28 Share #6 Posted January 28 That log book is a treasure- glad you were able to keep everything together. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberwolf Posted January 29 Share #7 Posted January 29 Fantastic group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedwin Posted January 29 Share #8 Posted January 29 Very nice grouping! The log book is really a good look into this pilots career. Very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Flea Posted January 29 Author Share #9 Posted January 29 3 hours ago, Scarecrow said: LOVE the B-29 Yoke disk button! Coincidentally I recently picked up a large uniform grouping to a 20th AF B-29 pilot. His group was also based out of Guam. Again, congrats great score on the lot! By chance what was his name? I might be able to look a picture of him if they attended the same flight school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted January 29 Share #10 Posted January 29 36 minutes ago, Sand Flea said: By chance what was his name? I might be able to look a picture of him if they attended the same flight school His Name was William C. Russell from Cranston, RI. His Bomb Group escapes me at the moment. I have his paperwork put away in a box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Flea Posted January 29 Author Share #11 Posted January 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Flea Posted January 29 Author Share #12 Posted January 29 Scarecrow, I did not find W.C. Russell’s name in the air cadet flight book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted January 29 Share #13 Posted January 29 9 hours ago, Sand Flea said: Scarecrow, I did not find W.C. Russell’s name in the air cadet flight book. I'll look through his paperwork and find out where Russell trained. Like your grouping there is a lot of paperwork in the Russell lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
36thIDAlex Posted January 29 Share #14 Posted January 29 Really nice and complete group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludwigh1980 Posted January 29 Share #15 Posted January 29 I echo everyone else's sentiment. Great group. That Boeing B-29 Yoke control emblem is defiantly the rarity. Would like to find one myself someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Flea Posted January 30 Author Share #16 Posted January 30 It was dumb luck on my part. My son actually found it in one of the glass cases by the register as we were checking out. He then showed me a picture of a B29 cockpit to confirm his suspicion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted January 30 Share #17 Posted January 30 On 1/28/2024 at 9:35 PM, Sand Flea said: Scarecrow, I did not find W.C. Russell’s name in the air cadet flight book. I went through his paperwork last night. Russell graduated in Class 44 E from Ryan Army Air Field in Tucson AZ. He flew with the 501st BG, 41st BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand Flea Posted January 30 Author Share #18 Posted January 30 Lamb was class 44-E out of Lemoore California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted February 6 Share #19 Posted February 6 Great log book! Cool group. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KASTAUFFER Posted February 6 Share #20 Posted February 6 That is a great logbook! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted February 7 Share #21 Posted February 7 A really outstanding group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now