tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post113339231974893627..comments2024-03-26T16:03:42.608-06:00Comments on Flares into Darkness: The Captain and the Sarge - Carpetbaggersambisinistralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836786826294202405noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-74278384106156782382010-03-29T21:54:36.156-06:002010-03-29T21:54:36.156-06:00My Father, now 94, was a "Carpetbagger" ...My Father, now 94, was a "Carpetbagger" Navigator flying into Stockholm in April 1945.<br />Some photos & history @ <br />555navigator.blogspot.com<br /><br />D. SmithBMW HACKERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13918586672379085225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-53822753523406989842008-10-20T05:07:00.000-06:002008-10-20T05:07:00.000-06:00I am a dear friend of Mary Johnston Baker, the wid...I am a dear friend of Mary Johnston Baker, the widow of Donald "Jim" Johnston, who was killed on October 20, 1944. Go to http://www.flygmonumentet.langared.se/crew.htm for more information. The wonderful people in Sweden lay a red, white and blue rose each year at the site of the crash.Denise, Ned, Sarah and Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717318760582202259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133414366115341482005-11-30T22:19:00.000-07:002005-11-30T22:19:00.000-07:00Knuck,I found the Mosquito info interesting, not l...Knuck,<BR/><BR/>I found the Mosquito info interesting, not least because of the reference to the testing of various aircraft, both allied and enemy. The Germans did that too and I recall speaking to a fellow who was a pilot in the Luftwaffe who did such testing. Among other allied planes, he had flown the P47 and P51. Naturally, I asked him which he preferred. He liked the P47 because of the armor (he had done a lot of ground attack on the Eastern Front), but did mention that the laminar flow wings of the P51 made it difficult to tell when a stall was imminent as the stick didn't shake -- a fact that he was able to use in combat. His overall favorite was the FW-190, although he also flew Me-262's towards the end of the war.chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164145672293455823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133407361557985332005-11-30T20:22:00.000-07:002005-11-30T20:22:00.000-07:00Rick,They all take credit for the "righteous" side...Rick,<BR/><BR/>They all take credit for the "righteous" side once the shooting is over.MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133406211882776102005-11-30T20:03:00.000-07:002005-11-30T20:03:00.000-07:00Knuck,Bromma in Sweden? Wouldn't landing there be ...Knuck,<BR/><BR/>Bromma in Sweden? Wouldn't landing there be a little compromising to Sweden's neutrality? The epitaph seems a bit ironic given Swedish neutrality - "and for righteousness in the Second World War."<BR/><BR/>Great story.Rick Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082425215912372067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133402221171809772005-11-30T18:57:00.000-07:002005-11-30T18:57:00.000-07:00KnuckThat was a wonderful story.Maybe the families...Knuck<<BR/><BR/>That was a wonderful story.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the families knew what a nice place it was and that is why they wanted the men to be there.<BR/><BR/>I read a similar story about some Americans who died in Australia on a mission like that. The locals went to the expense and trouble themselves to make a monument for the men. <BR/><BR/>It is sad and sweet.terryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609746018265953069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16821859.post-1133400248752505492005-11-30T18:24:00.000-07:002005-11-30T18:24:00.000-07:00Knuck,Great story!***Completely OT and in an irrev...Knuck,<BR/><BR/>Great story!<BR/><BR/><BR/>***<BR/><BR/>Completely OT and in an irreverent tone that i hope you'll forgive...<BR/><BR/>The Mosquito reminds me of that old WWII ditty:<BR/><BR/>We'll tie Hirohito<BR/>To the inboard magneto<BR/>Of our RAF Mosquito!<BR/><BR/>Jamie IronsJamie Ironshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483791884102487505noreply@blogger.com