January 28, 20242 yr #1 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.
January 28, 20242 yr #4 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!
January 28, 20242 yr #5 Congrats on the remarkable discovery. Love the tidy record keeping. A genuine war hero.
January 28, 20242 yr #6 That log book is a treasure- glad you were able to keep everything together. Kyle
January 29, 20242 yr #8 Very nice grouping! The log book is really a good look into this pilots career. Very impressive!
January 29, 20242 yr Author #9 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
January 29, 20242 yr #10 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.
January 29, 20242 yr Author #12 Scarecrow, I did not find W.C. Russell’s name in the air cadet flight book.
January 29, 20242 yr #13 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.
January 29, 20242 yr #15 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.
January 30, 20242 yr Author #16 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.
January 30, 20242 yr #17 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.
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