siege1863 Posted June 25, 2010 Share #1 Posted June 25, 2010 Got this great buy on ebay. The pilot, Joseph W. Johnston, was a "flying sergeant," Class 42-I. After certification, he primarily flew ferrying missions while stateside. Some were to Canada as part of the Lend Lease program. In February 1945, he flew his first mission in the CBI theater. Johnston ultimately racked up over 100 missions over the "Hump." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share #2 Posted June 25, 2010 Love the pin-up on the cover! He penned the title on the book--"My Log book." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share #3 Posted June 25, 2010 Some of the ferrying missions as a sergeant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share #4 Posted June 25, 2010 From CBI... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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siege1863 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share #9 Posted June 25, 2010 Johnston flew primarily the C-46 "Commando." Here is one of them. Note the "SOOK" marking on the tail. The unit was for a time based at the Sookerating, India airfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share #10 Posted June 25, 2010 I do not see this C-47 listed in the log book, but it is possible it was the one he went over on when sent to CBI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluehawk Posted June 25, 2010 Share #11 Posted June 25, 2010 Outstanding... love seeing those log books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siege1863 Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share #12 Posted June 28, 2010 Found a good map showing most of the CBI airfields recorded in the log book, including distances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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