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L1049 Super Constellation VH-EAG CONNIE , ex-USAF , 54-157, was delivered to Qantas in 1955. |
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It was restored by the Historic Aircraft Restoration Society to air worthiness in 1996. |
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| NC121K Constellation - 'Paisano Dos' (Countryman 2) - US Navy Oceanographic Office | ||
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This aircraft, No.145925, was used by the US Navy in the 1970's to map the earths magnetic field. |
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| Skylighters WW II Antiaircraft Artillery, Searchlights, and Radar. My Dad, Junior Muscavitch, ran a search light, as those pictured here, for the 357th. | |
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A Cessna 150 similar to 704NP |
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which was equipped to fly IFR |
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The Barb Admiral Fluckey's belief that by going after opportunities you create your luck led to the Barb sinking the greatest amount of tonnage in the Pacific. He will autograph a copy of 'Thunder Below', his fascinating book, for you. | |
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USAT Cristobal converted SS Cristobal |
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| My Dad, Junior Muscavitch, left Staten Island for Plymouth, England on this US Army Transport 10-6-44 and arrived 10-18-44 with 167 other ships on the Atlantic's greatest single convoy. | ||
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Converted from a prewar | |
| Caribbean vacation cruise ship. | ||
| Panama Line Steamships Go to War by Doris Monaco, Tampa, FL. Doris grew up in the Panama Canal Zone, where the city of Cristobal is located. | ||
| The following narrative regarding the Cristobal is from the Army publication The Story of The 357th Antiaircraft Artillery Searchlight Battalion United States Army "LET THERE BE LIGHT" , 10-28-45. narrative | ||
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Unknown stories and forgotten places. WWII & Korean war Secrets. Personal stories of combat & home front. |
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| My Uncle, Norval
Muscavitch, 729th Navigation Training Squadron, graduated from Army-Air Forces Navigation School at Selman Field, Monroe, Louisiana in 1942. |
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| WW II Books | |
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Thunder Below The Barb by Admiral Fluckey |
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Going Solo by RAF Pilot Roald Dahl |
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| Pearl Harbor Remembered Survivor's remembrances | Going Home: A POW's Journey Back from Germany by Leo Bach |
| WW II Oral Histories | |
| Historic Naval Ships | |
| WW II Oral Histories by Walter Johnston with WW II links | |
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Visits |
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Wisconsin |
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USS Cobia WW II Sub Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc |
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Air Venture Museum, Oshkosh Special Events |
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California |
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RMS Queen Mary
Stayed on the ship that was my flight instructor's troop transport to Europe
at Long Beach. He flew 25 missions in the B-17 Boobie Trap. |
| Spruce Goose Walked through the Howard Hughes plane when at Long Beach |
| S.S. Lane Victory A fully operational WW II Victory Ship at San Pedro. |
| Santa Catalina Island near Los Angeles |
| Griffith Observatory Griffith Park, Los Angeles |
| Star of India BeachCalifornia.com Maritime Museum, San Diego |
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Museum of Flight Space Needle Seattle |
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Fort Worden NW of Puget Sound near Port Townsend Fort Worden State Park |
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Living Traditions
Winter Wild Week 94 |
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Ohio |
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USAF Museum Airplane photos & descriptions from Dayton, Ohio |
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Hawaii |
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USS Arizona Memorial Pearl Harbor |
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Kentucky |
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Kentucky Horse Park Many horse breeds, performances, retired race horses |
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October 12, 2003 |
Last Update:
July 4, 2009
