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by Sydhuey
Sun Mar 20, 2011 5:31 am
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: What Pacific based book are you reading at the moment?
Replies: 60
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Re: What Pacific based book are you reading at the moment?

Almost finished "Air Combat at 20 Feet" by Garrett Middlebrook, low level B-25 staffer stories with 38th Bomb group, read again for about the 3 rd time "Battle of the Bismarck Sea" by Lex McAulay, air ops in the Battle good read and great start point for research on crews/sqns/aircraft in the battle...
by Sydhuey
Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:39 am
Forum: Veterans
Topic: Info on Capt Robert Chatt 90th BS 3rd BG
Replies: 0
Views: 4483

Info on Capt Robert Chatt 90th BS 3rd BG

Trying to find information on Captain Robert (Bob) Chatt pilot with the 90th Bomb Sqn 3rd Attack group (BG) flew the B-25C-1 #88 "Chatter Box" at the Battle of the Bismarck Sea and was credited with sinking the Destroyer "Arashio", his co-pilot at that time in the 90th was an Australian Flying Offic...
by Sydhuey
Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:08 am
Forum: Wrecks & Losses
Topic: Recover them Yes or No
Replies: 58
Views: 147841

Re: Recover them Yes or No

I am all for recovery, to me it is more of a memorial to those lost as a restored or preserved wreck than leaving it in the Jungle and calling it a war grave leave it alone , in another 20 years they won't be there at all, almost 20 years ago now I was involved in the restoration of the RAAF's Bosto...
by Sydhuey
Sun Mar 20, 2011 1:32 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: G'day from Oz
Replies: 0
Views: 3781

G'day from Oz

G'day all have looked at this site alot and only realised it had a forum, i'm an Ex RAAF tech worked on Iroquois, Black Hawk, Chinook , Kiowa and C-130's when I was in, still a techo working on offshore oil support and SAR/EMS helicopters now also worked on the restoration of the Zero at the Austral...