<bgsound src="sounds/ampatrol.mid" loop="-1">




NEWS FROM THE FRONTS


CLOSE AIR SUPPORT TURNS THE TIDE ON THE GROUND! Ground troops on all fronts have been enjoying greater success and fewer casualties thanks to the brave deeds of the observer pilots of the Army Air Force, flying low and slow right over the battlefield. They are able to scout out enemy positions and sight in the artilery to hit them where it counts!
LOCAL AIR SUPERIORITY ESTABLISHED! Those L-3's wouldn't stand much of a chance against Luftwaffe fighters, but thanks to the work of our own fighter patrols they can concentrate on the job at hand. Here a P-51 Mustang zooms up after peppering the tail of a marauding Messerschmitt. Tally HO!


PACIFIC WAR STILL HOT! As our island bases close in on the enemy's doorstep, he's desperate to keep us at bay. Here a 'Kate' torpedo bomber tries to hit ships in a harbor protected by the USAAF. He got by a curtain of AA fire, but a P-40 has him smoking and he'll take his torpedo to the bottom of the bay still attached.


RUMORS OF SECRET WEAPONS!
These highly classified photos taken by one of our recon planes shows an aircraft of unknown type hovering low over the battlefield. No weapons were launched, but the observation plane crew reported that the craft was able to fly rings around them and then zoom off at incredible speed and rate of climb!
Our fastest interceptors are on alert, ready to take on anything, secret or not! Once we knock one of those mystery planes down we'll be able to take a closer look at our leisure.


THAT'S OUR REPORT FOR THIS WEEK FOLKS - REMEMBER TO BUY BONDS AND KEEP 'EM FLYING!





A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: All photos on this, and my 'Guadalcanal' page were taken by me at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum's annual WWII Weekend in Reading Pennsylvania. If you want to experience some of the sights, sounds, and even smells of WWII, this is the place to go. My favorite photos in this set are of the 'secret weapon' which was really a visiting F-18. I was in a Waco Biplane at about 1500' when he decided to have a little fun dancing around us. I spotted him coming in at 11oc high and really had to move fast to get my camera out as he dove around behind us to make his pass off our right wing.


Another favorite photo is this shot of some Flying Tigers, with, from left to right: George Bailey, Joe Poshefko, Charlie Mott, Red Hanks, Ed Rector and Dick Rossi. These people went to China in 1941 as the American Volunteer Group, as pilots and ground crew. They went into hardship and danger and overcame impossible odds and conditions to become the most effective air group in the world. They're easy to talk to, and from them you can learn a lot about what it takes.




Back to the Musketeers main page

Return to MY main page