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LEGENDS OF WWII LEGENDS OF WWIIINTRODUCTION as wecommemoratethe75 Welcome toour21-card salutetoLegendsofWWII, as Bob Hope inspired our troops for half acentury. the Commemoration effort everystep oftheway, just Legacy, our Presenting Sponsor, which has supported for allmankind. We also wish tothanktheBobHope grit ofourWWIIveterans whopreserved freedom symbolizes thecourage,fortitude, can-dospiritand six otherwarbirds forthis collection.Eachaircraft of theInstrumentSurrender. We also selected did onSeptember2,1945 tocelebratethesigning Their mission was to fly over the USS Missouri as they made thejourneytoHawaiiaboard theUSSEssex. of ourWWIIveterans,14vintageWorld War IIaircraft of thewar. To highlightthespiritanddetermination th anniversaryoftheend LEGENDS OF WWIIP-40 WARHAWK LEGENDS OF WWIIP-40 WARHAWK were shotdown. shooting down6of the29attacking that Taylor. Thesetwoyoungpilots are credited with piloted byLt. andLt.Kenneth were these of Two back. fight and airborne get On December7,1941several P-40swere ableto as theFlyingTigers. the American Volunteer (AVG) also known of aircraft fighter the being for well-known most forces andinalltheatersofthewar. Itisprobably beginning ofWWII.Itservedwithallalliedair the at inventory US the in aircraft fighter The CurtissP-40Warhawk wasthemost numerous LEGENDS OF WWIIPBY CATALINA LEGENDS OF WWIIPBY CATALINA Eugene, OR. its proud owner in2019.Itiscurrently based in The PBYwas forsaleinFranceand he became while onanaround-the-world drivingtrip. Catalina this discovered Corps, Marine U.S. the The ownerofthisCatalina, CoyPfaff, aveteranof leaving onlysixserviceable aircraft. attack onPearlHarborDecember7,1941, Thirty-three PBYswere destroyed duringthe and rescue aircraft. patrol andreconnaissance, anti-submarine,search The ConsolidatedPBYCatalinawasalong-range LEGENDS OF WWIIPBY CATALINA LEGENDS OF WWIIPBY CATALINA hands toits current owners in Texas. In the 1980s itwas restored andlater transferred hands and had a career flying for a Canadian airline. service, this Catalina wastransferred to civilian Force, which called it the “Canso.” After its military Owen, beganlifewiththe RoyalCanadianAir This PBY, piloted byJohnO’ConnorandJayson the attackonDecember7, 1941. leaving onlysixserviceable Catalinasbytheendof destroyed duringtheattackonPearlHarbor, and search andrescue. Atotalof33PBY’s were missions,anti-submarinewarfare, was primarilyusedforlongrangepatrol and The Consolidated/BoeingCanadaPBYCatalina LEGENDS OF WWIIB-29 SUPERFORTRESS LEGENDS OF WWIIB-29 SUPERFORTRESS crawl between them. over the bombbays, allowingcrew members to were pressurized andconnectedbyalong tube by remote control. Two crew areas, fore andaft, fired be could that guns included Superfortress advanced .Distinguishing features ofthe The B-29wasofWWII’s mosttechnologically missions onbombing over enemyterritory. formations giant in flew Bell and Martin. As many as 1,000 of those aircraft Approximately 4,000 B-29s were built by , primarily used in the Pacific Theater during WWII. heavy bomberoftheUSArmyAirForces, was The BoeingB-29Superfortress, along-range LEGENDS OF WWIIB-25 MITCHELL LEGENDS OF WWIIB-25 MITCHELL Built in1944,sheservedwith the12 her withhisotherwarbirds inAlbany, NY. 2019, Prescott purchased Old Gloryandhouses passionate aboutpreserving aviationhistory. In The Prescott Foundation& Factory, is David Prescott, aNavyveteranandfounderof from the1942DoolittleRaidonTokyo. medium a usedbyalliedairforces, Mitchell, gainedfame B-25 American North The Hangar743.com. Visit 1995. September in was Glory Old as flight Tulsa,first of her Spirit to Lover Dream including roles until1957. Aftermultiplename changes Italy. Upon returning to the U.S., she held various th AirForce in LEGENDS OF WWIISTEARMAN 75 LEGENDS OF WWIISTEARMAN 75 and Diane Barney. the call of war duty. It is piloted by Dustin Mosher would haveseen intheiryouthbefore answering fighter much like one many of those flying cadets Felix ispaintedtorepresent apre-war Navy as pilotsforthewareffort. milestone solo” meant theycouldcontinue ontofurthertraining “first ever flew, significant the cadets flying Reaching most aircraft first the These aircraft andotherPrimaryTrainers were the NavyandArmy. during WWIItoactasPrimaryTrainer aircraft for builtasoneofnearly10,000itskind “Felix” isa1942Boeing-Stearman75(N2S-4) LEGENDS OF WWII SNJ TEXAN LEGENDS OF WWII SNJ TEXAN jet charter company inCalifornia. and . Hecurrently operates aprivate and has flown over 80 different types of airplanes 14 of age the since flying been has Karlin Jason carry thislegacyintothe future. aWWII, Perez, Rudy Korea, and Vietnam . We Col. are proud to by flown has alsobeenamember ofVan Nuys’Condor It Nolan. Lloyd under museum, flying Force Air Commemorative the in airplanes first the of one train naval aviatorsfor WWII. After WWII became Pensacola, FLandwasusedfrom 1943-1946to This particular1942SNJ-5wasbasedatVN3 LEGENDS OF WWIIT-28 TROJAN LEGENDS OF WWIIT-28 TROJAN this T-28 in2013. movie Catch 22.Hebecametheproud ownerof many vintage , includingaB-25 inthe flown has He experience. flying of hours 30,000 He isaretired DeltaAirLines Captainwithover This T-28 Trojan isownedandpilotedby Dan Hill. warbird performer. continued incivilianuse asanaerobatics and T-28 Trojan was usedasatrainerandhas Navy beginninginthe1950s,aNorthAmerican aircraft used by the U.S. and the U.S. as ourairtechnologyexploded.Apistonengine A newtypeoftraineremerged followingWWII, LEGENDS OF WWIIP-51 MUSTANG LEGENDS OF WWIIP-51 MUSTANG time “Lady Alice” hasvisited since then. first the this 1970s, the in Honolulu in Based U.S. civilian and military airshows around the southwest to aircraft the flown has He 2007. in Alice” “Lady while inmedical schoolatUSC.Kendall purchased and gliders flying began regularly.He flew, crashed others aircraft—some model many building Kendall Wagner developedaninterest inaviation, As ayoungboygrowing upinSouthernCalifornia, famed Tuskegee Airmen. favored fighter of the 332 the of fighter favored for escortingbombersoverEurope. Itwasthe high altitudebomberescort,waswell-known long-range, a Mustang, P-51 American North The nd FighterGroup, the LEGENDS OF WWIIF8F BEARCAT LEGENDS OF WWIIF8F BEARCAT and joined theairshow circuit in2011. Angels” paint scheme, regained its flight status, It wasrestored toresemble theoriginal “Blue storage and latersoldtoaprivate contractor. After fighter-bomber. a landingaccidentinthe 1950sitwasputin attack Navy a as 1944 piloted byJohnO’Connor, wasproduced in The Bearcat pictured onthe front ofthiscard, speed andagility. the larger engineoftheF6FHellcat,givingit era. ItmeldedthebodyofF4FWildcatwith of the designs fighter piston-engine foremost WWII fighter that is considered to be one of the The GrummanF8FBearcat wasanadvanced LEGENDS OF WWIIFM-2 WILDCAT LEGENDS OF WWIIFM-2 WILDCAT multiple aircraft types sincethose earlydays. than his fears, amassing over 4,000 flying hours in he has proven that his passion for flying is greater get pasthis fear ofheights.Through this journey He Polley. Michael by began his flying career at age 17 in an attempt to piloted is Wildcat This surrender inTokyo Bay. Wildcats served withtheUSNavyfrom PearlHarbortothe Islands. Solomon the and Midway, of such battles in Marines as ,BattleoftheCoralSea, and Navy U.S. the by Wildcat was a carrier and land based fighter flown The Aircraft F4F­ / FM-2 LEGENDS OF WWIIP-38 LIGHTNING LEGENDS OF WWIIP-38 LIGHTNING Mc Mcoad Te 475 The Charles MacDonald. “Mac” and Jr. McGuire, Thomas Bong, “Dick” with thelegendary475 Three of the top five flew P-38’s and one20mmcannonmounted inthenose. a heavypunchwithfour.50-caliber machineguns served ineverytheaterof thewar. Italsopacked with fighter agile and an extremely longrangeofover1,100milesthat fast a was It WWII. from cockpit isoneofthemostrecognizable aircraft design withtwintailboomsandcentermounted The LockheedP-38Lightninganditsdistinctive only 56of theirP-38s were lost inaerial combat. sorties andshotdown 551enemy aircraft. while th FighterGroup— Richard th completed 21,701 LEGENDS OF WWIISBD DAUNTLESS LEGENDS OF WWIISBD DAUNTLESS enemy carriers. Lt. Best iscredited with helpingsink twoofthose bombing in the Dauntless. At the Lt. Richard Best excelledinthetechnique ofdive aircraft carriers. had ahandinsinkingallfour present ImperialFleet the battle of Midway when Dauntless at dive was role starring Its Pacific. the of battle naval Dauntless wentontoparticipate ineverymajor from theUSSEnterprisewasreturning home.The Harbor onDecember7,1941asthesquadron Pearl at place took WWII in combat of taste first Dauntless; The WWII. during bomber dive Marine The DouglasSBDDauntlesswasaUSNavyand LEGENDS OF WWIIB-17 FLYING FORTRESS LEGENDS OF WWIIB-17 FLYING FORTRESS display at PearlHarbor Museum. found and recovered. The SwampGhost isnowon Guinea. Itwas lostforsixdecadesbefore being it force-landed intheswampsofPapua New combat mission,in1942. Whilereturning tobase, one only flew Ghost,” “Swamp as known B-17E One Theater. Pacific the in served also B-17 The other cities. filled often with FlyingFortresses ontheirwaytoBerlinand were Germany over skies the 1944 role inbringingthewarEurope toanend.By relentless Fortbombingmissionplayedamajor most recognizable heavybombersofWWII.The The BoeingB-17FlyingFortress isoneofthe LEGENDS OF WWIIF4U CORSAIR LEGENDS OF WWIIF4U CORSAIR byPresident Harry S. Truman. alive in a POW camp. He was presented with the shot down,presumed dead,andlaterdiscovered Black the as (known Sheep Squadron). Hebecameatopace whowas 214 VMF of commander Boyington, ‘Pappy’ Gregory Maj. Corps of the best-known Corsair aces is the fabled most belovedAmericanaircraft ofthewar. considered tobeoneofthetoughest, fastestand Corsair the Islands, was more thanamatchforenemyaircraft andwa Pacific tiny on bases from Flying WWII. during aircraft fighter Corps Marine distinctive gullwingdesign,wasthepremier U.S. The Chance-Vaught F4UCorsair, whichfeatured a LEGENDS OF WWIITBM AVENGER LEGENDS OF WWIITBM AVENGER of California. Bruce Graham and ishousedin hishome state military forces. It wasrecently acquired by went ontoserve withCanadianhome defense VT-4. Itwasretired from theNavyin1948 and in served 53119, torpedo squadrons VT-93, VT-97, number VT-3, and Bureau TBM, The Ceremony.” the war’s end,participating inthe“Surrender battles of the Pacific Theater from Midway until inJune Midway 1942. TheAvenger waspresent atmostmajor of the Battle in combat first U.S. NavytorpedobomberinWWIIandsawits sThe Grumman TBM-3 Avenger was the primary LEGENDS OF WWIIAT-6 TEXAN LEGENDS OF WWIIAT-6 TEXAN Typed inB-17,B-25, P-51,P-40, T-28. 1995. since warbirds flying Active based. Kong from Retired FedEx as Captainon Boeing 757/767, Hong 1987. , First DC-8-73 as (underwater demolition). Hired byFlyingTigers (ABN) 1970-1973asaCombat CivilEngineer 1952, servedintheU.S.Army, 5thSpecialForces John J. Johnson from Wasilla, AK, born Feb.8, retractable landinggearpractice. and gunnery tactics, fighter , flight, formation flight, instrument included Training was themainadvancedU.S.trainingaircraft. Dallas, TX.,laterconvertedtoaT-6G. TheAT-6 This isaNorthAmericanAT-6C, builtin1942, . LEGENDS OF WWIIAT-6 TEXAN LEGENDS OF WWIIAT-6 TEXAN Gulf ofMexico. that Force Air executed attacksonGerman U-Boatsinthe Mexican the of squadron a in After trainingcadetsInthe States,itspenttime Air Corps. built inDallas,Texas in1943fortheU.S.Army The aircraft is a North AmericanAT6-C Texan Lines asBoeing747Captain. Commercial Airline flying, retired from Delta Air of years 40 after Middleton, Kimo” “Capt. Kim and his wifeElizabeth, basedin Chino,California. The Texan iscurrently owned by“Capt.Kimo” LEGENDS OF WWII SNJ TEXAN LEGENDS OF WWII SNJ TEXAN resides inhis home state ofCalifornia. It was acquired by Bruce Graham in 2003and NewOrleans and before being stricken inthe1950s. , Park, Litchfield NAS Pensacola,LosAlamitos, Jacksonville, The SNJ-5,Bureau number 84936,servedat due tothisrole. Maker” “Pilot the as it to referred commonly allied nationstotraintheircombatpilots,who the Alliedinventory. Texans were usedbymost most widelyusedadvancedtrainingaircraft in The NorthAmericanSNJ/AT-6 Texan wasthe LEGENDS OF WWIIGLOBE SWIFT GC-1 LEGENDS OF WWIIGLOBE SWIFT GC-1 Mayes inHawaii. This Globe SwiftGC-1 isowned/piloted by Bruce of theGC-1on September7,1945. TestTedP-40. flight pilot first Yarborough the made The GC-1closelyfollowed thelinesoforiginal entered thecivilianmarketwithatwo-placeGC-1. hired aerodynamicists, engineers anddesigners.It industry was winding down and Globe an all-metal,low-,retractable gearaircraft. The The marketwouldreward anycompanyproducing for thefirstGC-1Awooden-wing. certification securing prospects, evaluated Aircraft aircraft industry started looking to the future. Globe By late1944,theU.S.waswinningwar. The