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  1. Treetopflyer

    MacArthur's hat

    I have been to the museum a couple of times. Although I am not a big fan of MacArthur, the museum is great and if you like history you could spend a solid day there looking at everything. His association to Norfolk is that his Mother was from Norfolk. Apparently the family spent a lot time...
  2. Treetopflyer

    An Art Deco PC - Flightline

    Beautiful craftsmanship Slipperyskip. I have flown past the Wright Brothers National Memorial at Kill Devil Hills many of times. I have also seen in from the ground, but it looks better from the air. You have done a superb job of using that style in creating this beautiful piece.
  3. Treetopflyer

    MacArthur's hat

    Probably because their egos didn't match his and they didn't want to emulate him. Not many Generals were fond of him. The ones that were, were on his staff. He surrounded himself with people he knew and people that agreed with everything he said.
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    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    Oddly enough I was searching the net again and found that Vero Beach, FL public library may have an oral history about the squadron in their archives. The gentleman that I am researching was listed as one of the participants. I sent the library an e-mail enquiring about an e-copy that they may...
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    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    Thanks for the info Siggy. I do have that info, but I now I have to tie the aircraft to this gentleman. If I knew which ship he was on and which ship the aircraft was on, that would be a definite indication that he flew it. Since this squadron worked on the DET concept, there is a good...
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    U.S. Navy bridge coats

    I paid with a credit card. :) If you are asking how MUCH I paid for it, I paid $350 for it from the Navy Uniform Center. You have to order them on-line or over the phone. The Uniform shops do not carry them in the store.
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    An Art Deco PC - Flightline

    I've seen this on the net before. It is beautiful, I only wish they were readily available on the market.
  9. Treetopflyer

    Buy New, Vintage or Victorian Home?

    If you are "handy" and have a lot of time on your hands or have a lot of money to hire someone, then buy an old house. I own a house built in 1918 and I am constantly working on it. More like fixing past owners bad repairs or work that past contractors cut corners on. When I looked at the...
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    U.S. Navy bridge coats

    I have a 46R bridge coat and I wear a 46R Service Dress Blue (SDB) jacket. The bridge coat fits a little big over the jacket. When I ordered it from the uniform shop over the phone, they said I should get a 48R to go over my uniform. It was very oversized. I had to return it and get the 46R...
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    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    The Collings Foundation is the reason I am looking for the info. A gentleman from my hometown was in VF(N)-76 and I am trying to determine if he flew the aircraft that the Foundation is restoring. He passed away in 2009 and I have contacted his wife to see if she still has his logbooks. She...
  13. Treetopflyer

    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    Good call Fibber Mcgee, I will try to find out more info from them. A big problem with finding info about this squadron is that they worked in detachments, meaning the squadron would send a couple of aircraft to different ships. They did not deploy together, they deployed in these small...
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    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    I would even settle for a steer to a reference book that may have some info.
  15. Treetopflyer

    Looking for info on a WWII Navy squadron

    I am looking for some information on VF(N)-76. They were a night fighter squadron that flew F-6F Hellcats. I haven't really been able to find much on the internet other than they existed and what ships they flew off of during the war. What I am looking for is, first, the name of the squadron...
  16. Treetopflyer

    Rockabilly subculture

    I love it! I would love to live that lifestyle. However, my wife would not be as into as I am.
  17. Treetopflyer

    We've all heard these stories before about Japanese soldiers holding out for years.

    I would agree with you on this. I would also add that the civilians were also ready to fight to the death, not just the military. They were willing to die for their emperor, and he was considered a god.
  19. Treetopflyer

    We've all heard these stories before about Japanese soldiers holding out for years.

    These stories always remind me of a movie I watched when I was a kid. The name of it was "The Last Flight of Noah's Ark " and it's about a B-29 being used as a cargo plane carrying animals 35 years after WWII. It crash lands on an Island that has two Japanese soldiers that still think the war...
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    WWII Navy Pilot Reenactor

    That amazes me. I figured everyone would want to be a Naval Aviator.
  21. Treetopflyer

    what kind of shoes with a leather jacket

    That's an easy question to answer, brown leather Belleville flight boots. Unless you are wearing your Khakis, then it is brown leather Bates low quarters.
  22. Treetopflyer

    Last of the All Gun Cruisers

    She is truly a sad sight.
  23. Treetopflyer

    Favorite Uniforms

    We are allowed to wear our flight suits out in town now, as of about a year and a half ago. The Navy still has the policy of wearing a dress uniform while traveling commercially. The Marines have the same policy. The Army and Air Force are able to wear their working uniform when they travel...

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