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Dave (dmar836) I was air crew during my time with 6147th TCG. I would have loved to have got flight training and been rated, but I would have had to first go through OCS, which was impossible since I was a high school dropout. Also, my eyesight was not up to par. I did get my GED during my last...

Dave (dmar836) We would call "K-XX tower" and our call sign was "mosquito-XX" when flying T-6's and L-19's. When flying the C-47 radio relay aircraft our call was "mosquito shirley*" (only one aloft at any time.) *Must have been the commander's wife. This might be a good place to repost the...

I'm taking the opportunity to repost some photos and memorabilia that I accidentally removed from viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8981 thread when I reorganized my photobucket account. My comments in the that thread are still applicable. Here goes: Small arms fire. Me and L-19. 3rd Inf Div Forward...

Dave No I haven't seen the Kimpo book. I was at K-6 (Pyongtaek) except for my time with the 3rd Inf Div. The other photos you posted are also new to me. Must run now, but since you're interested in the Mosquitos, I'll be posting some more stuff in a day or so. See my airmans' club pass: Ray

It works! Here some more: A close up of the patch, which was repainted by Jerome Urbaniak. It had originally been painted in theater by a local, probably using house paint since most had flaked off by the time I had retrieved the jacket from my daughter. A photo of a flight of the L-19's we...

Dave Since your email and PM I've checked out this thread. Since there's no way to restore the photos in the: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8981 thread, I've decided to post some of them in this thread. Starting with the "restored" A-2 jacket which is proudly displayed on the mannequin that you so...

Hi Willy Thanks for your father’s memories and how they affected him. Unfortunately, friendly fire has always been part of warfare. I’m aware it happened to UN forces in Korea and every other action before or since. I know I never called in fire on friendlies, but the concern I might, was always...

Andrew The patch was painted a few weeks ago after Grant put me in touch with him. His email address is: [email protected] and you can see lots of his work at: http://www.picturetrail.com/jrome Dave The Pecards worked wonders. The leather is much more supple and some of the color has been...

Hi all Here’s a couple of photos of the “restored” jacket proudly displayed on Dave’s mannequin in a prominent place in my living room. Jerome Urbaniak painted the patch in a manner that’s appropriate with jacket’s age. The zipper is shot, so it will gape until I put a button and loop on the...

Dave No I didn't wear a decorated baseball cap. I don't remember anyone wearing wool baseball caps. Some people were able to score B-2 caps, which were highly desirable for winter wear. Supply was always out of them when I tried to get one. Many officers wore their crush caps, while some...

RCSignals No I hadn't seen it, thanks for posting the Mosquito A-2 jacket. It's in so much better condition than mine. He probably didn't let his kids get a hold of it. The embroided patch is in excellent shape, I wonder if it was applied at a later time. They weren't available when I was there...

Thanks so much Dave, I really appreciate it. When I get the jacket back I’ll display it proudly on your mannequin. It’s strange that I never paid much attention to all these things associated with my distant past. As I get older and the end approaches, I’ve become somewhat nostalgic about my...

Dave It looks great, about as trim as I looked 60 years ago! Check out the blood chit ID. I recently found and scanned it. The chit shows a head shot of me at that time. Not a wrinkle in sight. I don't have my hair in a pompadour these days. I did get the Pecards and made an application. It...

Hi Grant Thanks for the photo of you and your dad. I'm sorry to hear of his condition. Declining health goes hand- in- hand with advancing years. I have a few issues myself but I'm hanging in there! Give your dad very best wishes from one old vet to another. I'll rescan the airfield ID at a...

Hi Grant Is your father OK? I hope so, a lot of us are going fast. I'm barely on the sunny side of 80. He might appreciate the image of the airfield ID which contains critical info about all the Korean fields, including your father's K-8. Attached to it is a detailed map and approach info for...