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rotorwrench · 06-09-2019, 12:55 PM

My pop was a copilot on the plane in my avatar. He was based at Celone airfield near Foggia, Italy and was in the 15th Air Force. I was a helicopter engine mechanic in the Texas Army National Guard for 6-years. I was already a helicopter mechanic when I joined that outfit here in SA.

Flying the Hump was a dangerous duty in that time frame. C-54s were more forgiving with all the engines they had but they loaded all the planes heavy for those trips over supporting B-24 bombers and the like. After they finally took the Mariana Islands then they could start taking fuel in by ship for the B-29s but that was relatively late in the war. We have to salute those guys that flew those long ass missions over the top of the world. That was not an easy duty for crews or mechanics. It was kind of like the Berlin air lift except they shot at you.

That photo would be a good plan to shoot for.

06-09-2019, 12:55 PM	#9
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,440	Re: Fenders for 1927 Touring My pop was a copilot on the plane in my avatar. He was based at Celone airfield near Foggia, Italy and was in the 15th Air Force. I was a helicopter engine mechanic in the Texas Army National Guard for 6-years. I was already a helicopter mechanic when I joined that outfit here in SA. Flying the Hump was a dangerous duty in that time frame. C-54s were more forgiving with all the engines they had but they loaded all the planes heavy for those trips over supporting B-24 bombers and the like. After they finally took the Mariana Islands then they could start taking fuel in by ship for the B-29s but that was relatively late in the war. We have to salute those guys that flew those long ass missions over the top of the world. That was not an easy duty for crews or mechanics. It was kind of like the Berlin air lift except they shot at you. That photo would be a good plan to shoot for.