The first gallery has Fritz, his crew and
some friends.
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Here's a great shot of Lt. Liebich. |
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Fritz and his flight crew. |
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Relaxing with friends at the El Paseo in Santa Barbara. |
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(l to r) Lts. Liebich, Brundage, Whalen and Shipp in a Santa Barbara watering hole. |
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Wisconsin men on the USS Gilbert Islands. |
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Lts. Whalen (left) and Jackson VMTB-143 pilots, Santa Barbara |
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Lt. Edgar Miller of VMF-512, KIA |
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This gallery has great shots of the TBMs.
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P84 caught in the barrier nets. |
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P78...AMEN Note 3 color scheme. |
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Doris Mae...cowl ring looks replaced. |
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Another picture of Doris Mae. |
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P81 Loose Goose dropping bombs. Note 3 color scheme. |
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Fertile Myrtle ... a turkey riding/carrying a bomb. |
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Next are the Corsairs of VMF-512.
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Amazing crash photo ... Maj. Mueller survived |
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Strike photos and others of interest.
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Naha Airfield, Okinawa. Poor photo but historic for early action. |
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Kamikaze suppression mission to Miyako Shima. |
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Japanese airfield on Formosa, after the surrender. |
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P-39 "Lulu from Louisville" (Virgin Islands). |
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B-25 "Rebel's Delight" (Tacloban, P.I.). |
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Fritz makes a perfect bracket bombing a towed target. |
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