Mack Sennet 1917 WW1 Pinups ~https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0w_zMvpE44

Pin Up Girls From WW2 through Viet nam!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdFgfUnwjwE

The Most Beautiful And Famous Nose Art! http://www.planesofthepast.com/world...t-nose-art.htm

Another Pretty Site~ http://www.webring.org/l/rd?ring=pin...sualilty%2Ehtm Right below this beautiful Rolls Royce icon press the blue 'HERE' to see more prettys~ Eric

WW2 Bomber Jackets~~~ https://www.pinterest.com/lawman14/w...omber-jackets/

More Prettys~ http://www.collectorsweekly.com/arti...ened-our-boys/

Flight Jacket Rescued~ http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/30...-year-old-vet/

Air American Our Flight Crew Stationed In England WW2~~http://life.time.com/history/america...land-photos/#3

A Beautiful Life Magazine Version~~http://life.time.com/history/world-w...ngland-1942/#6

The Norden Bomb Site Used To Precisely Drop Both Atomic Bombs On Japan And Destruction Of Germany~~ http://www.twinbeech.com/norden_bombsight.htm

Here's another angle of the Enola Gay....My brother and I were able to crawl throughout the inside. I have a cockpit shot somewhere...

AWESOME!!! Where was it?

Here are some shots of my Dad's well-preserved A-2 Jacket....

The shot never made it and I would love to see it. What was your Dads' relation to go inside?

When it sat at the Smithsonian's Paul Garber Restoration Facility in Suitland, Maryland. The facility has either been renamed or it no longer exists. We had the opportunity to climb into a number of historic aircraft. I'm guessing that is more difficult to do nowadays.

What I find odd is the different script between the historic photo and the fuselage we are standing in front of. Our fuselage was DIFINITELY the Original Enola Gay.

We were members of the Smithsonian's Restoration Facility and were priviledged to private tours. The guides were very tolerant in the 70s-80s about letting us pretty much examine what we wanted at the facility.

Oh, and here is a shot of my Dad's Commanding Officer, wearing a very similar A-2!!

What a great moment in your lifetime! Tk for your dad. I'm sure he would be proud as you are!!

Is that Jimmy Stewart~

yep. His jacket is now on display at the US Airforce Museum in Dayton, Ohio.

TKS Here is a link to Dads' museum~~http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/

Eric
Yes, that is Jimmy Stewart.
A time when patriotism was common in Hollywood.
Doug
Here is a interesting link to a gent who also flew with Stewart.
http://donmooreswartales.com/2010/05/05/jim-myers/

Did your dad know this man?
Bob

Dave posted the picture and it looked familiar~ My Dad served in the Navy in WW2 ~~~~ Tks

Bob, That is a great and informative link, Tks Here was my dad! I don't know what he is doing with the hat!

Eric! We discussed this before! Your Dad was raised in rank to an officer grade and he is tossing his enlistedman's cover over the side in an old Navy tradition! This was sometimes, but not always done at the Equator.

Bob, I have no idea and no direct way to find out, since Dad has been gone over five years. He was a T-4, Radio-Gunner in the 703rd. Bomb Squadron, of the 445th Bomb Group out of Tibenham, East Anglia.He crewed in two B-24s, the Yo-Yo and the Bad Penny. He rode both of them in during crash landings back at base. He was moderately burned the second time in. Yes, Jimmy Stewart was his CO, but Dad had no interaction with him other than seeing him from the back of a briefing room.

You are right! Another post=stroke brain fart! Tks

No harm done, Eric! It is actually fun to revisit these threads for those who missed it the first time!

Thank you again my Friend~

Famous Movie Stars Who Served In WW2~http://www.wonderfulworldofimages.co...vie-stars.html

The Top Ten! http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-most-f...e-military.php This one is for You and Dad!

And a Few More Stars http://www.history.com/news/history-...-wwii-veterans

A different Format with lots of Stars including Steve!! https://www.pinterest.com/catherinel...ess-fought-in/ Every photo will enlarge!

Name one Hollywood star today with military service.....................?

Dave you are right. Thank God for the former stars like Bob Hope and his crew became an example of those who followed~http://www.stripes.com/blogs/stripes...arine-1.238312

And the late James Gandolfini RIP http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org...ini-award.aspx

There are a few! http://www.uso.org/uso-entertainment.aspx

They Claim The Most Expensive Luger Carbine~~ http://luxurylaunches.com/auctions/4...ve_handgun.php

It's my understanding as my uncle who was navy explained that your last voyage you throw your white dress hat overboard.
I'd assume looking at your dads picture and color of the hat this is true.

Differences Ammo~ http://rangehot.com/pistol-vs-carbin...n-performance/

A great find for the Artillery Fans~http://www.landofborchardt.com/aps32-37-39.html Don't miss the artillery slides on the last page, shown in my last frame below~Eric