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I am just curious, my father was in the 42 Sq. 11 BG H from 1940 until 1945. In many of hi
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07/26/2008 10:31:38 AM
I am just curious, my father was in the 42 Sq. 11 BG H from 1940 until 1945. In many of his early photos there is usually a B-18 behind the group. He was stationed at Hickam from 1940 and was there for the Attack on 12/7/1941 before going into the Pacific. I know they used the B-18 at times to patrol the islands after the attack. Some were used later on until the B-17s production could catch up. Does anyone restore B-18s or fly them at Air Shows? I know the B-17 and B-24 have huge followings. But does anyone restore the B-18s and are any out there to see fly or as a static display? Thank you,
Sincerely yours,
PA.Dutchman
Son of T/Sgt. Ray A. Heilman, JR.
11 TH Field Artillery 1937-1940
Schofield Barracks
7 TH AAC 11 BGH 42 Sq.1940-45
Hickam Survivor 12/7/1941
AAC Armorer (P) 911
P.U.Citation1942
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Dog_Driver
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Re:I am just curious, my father was in the 42 Sq. 11 BG H from 1940 until 1945. In many of
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07/30/2008 05:50:15 PM
It looks like your options for viewing a "real live" B-18 are pretty limited. According to Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-18_Bolo) there are only five B-18s still in existence. None of these are flying. Four of them are located at: Castle Air Museum, Atwater CA; the National Museum of the USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB OH; Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum, Denver CO; McChord AFB WA; and the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson AZ. The fifth one is apparently in a gulch in Hawaii. I'd suggest checking out the one at Wright-Patt.
Doug Beckstead Historian Anchorage, Alaska
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Linda20500
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Re:I am just curious, my father was in the 42 Sq. 11 BG H from 1940 until 1945. In many of
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08/03/2008 04:01:15 PM
Did you see this web site: http://www.prop-liners.com/b181.htm it talks about the last flight however provides an email and telephone number that you might be able to obtain more info on the efforts to restore.
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PA.Dutchman
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Re:I am just curious, my father was in the 42 Sq. 11 BG H from 1940 until 1945. In many of
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08/04/2008 08:15:23 AM
Thank you Linda, that was a great story. I have read they were so short of planes after the Attack on Hickman on 12/7/1941 they were used as patrol planes around the island. But they did not see much after that and some were converted to other uses. I stopped at the Delaware Valley Historical Aviation Museum a year ago. They have a fully restored ME 262 I wanted to see. A retired Colonel was so surprised when I showed him the photo of the B-18. He had not seen one in a long long time.
Sincerely yours,
PA.Dutchman
Son of T/Sgt. Ray A. Heilman, JR.
11 TH Field Artillery 1937-1940
Schofield Barracks
7 TH AAC 11 BGH 42 Sq.1940-45
Hickam Survivor 12/7/1941
AAC Armorer (P) 911
P.U.Citation1942
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Re:I am just curious, my father was in the 42 Sq. 11 BG H from 1940 until 1945. In many of
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08/07/2008 09:41:04 AM
Dear Linda,
I wrote to the email connection on the site you sent me about the B-18.
I just heard from the man and he would appreciate any photos of my father and the crew with their B-18.
Thank you very much,
Sincerely yours,
PA.Dutchman
Son of T/Sgt. Ray A. Heilman, JR.
11 TH Field Artillery 1937-1940
Schofield Barracks
7 TH AAC 11 BGH 42 Sq.1940-45
Hickam Survivor 12/7/1941
AAC Armorer (P) 911
P.U.Citation1942
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