| 12-9-2008
Hi Jeff,
Very glad to hear from you. You did a super job with the content and
presentation of your website. How in the world did I miss the fact that you are
in Bushnell?? I've been to your website several times and your data has helped
me solve the mystery of the Jesse Pettey's 461, Sq #52 and 451 B-24G #42-78436 "Shady
Lady" which went MIA at 1320hrs, 18 Dec 1944 near the center of the
Nagykanizsa Oil Triangle in
southwestern
Hungary.
 Have done research for a book on the Sunday
17 December 1944 mission flown by the 49th BW to Odertal, Germany (Kozle,
Poland). The 485th BG on the return leg from this mission alleges
that they had six B-24s damaged by SAMS at 1414hrs @ 12,000 feet @ 46-33N
16-30E. The "Shady Lady" went MIA in the same general area. The 2nd BG
(B-17) recounts they were attacked by
Rheintochter SAMS over
Wiener Neustadt in late Dec 1944. I can send you links to a my blog
on same. I've been fortunate to have 3 articles published in AIR CLASSICS.
This spring I did an article on the 31 March 1931 TWA/Rockne crash for Randy
Reynolds' TWA/Jack Frye website.
Currently, Gary Hyatt of the Davis-Monthan
website has asked if I would be a guest editor and do the
Fokker page for the
website and Dave Powers
of the PanAm LOGBOOK magazine desires
that I do a piece on TWA.Do you
follow the history of
Camp Ellis? YES, I would love to have your
insights and help for online publishing if I ever get the Odertal book done.
I belong to the informal SPG (Same Page Gang) and we think we have found a
prop blade and wheel off the 461st B-24J "Tulsamerican" lost off Hvar on 17
Dec 1944. Have attached a photo. Looking forward to your
response.
Ciao.
John |
8-15-2008
Hi Jeff-Just now whittled out some time to mail you with a little info ( for now
) gained from our Getty Family Reunion last weekend. I wrote you just before we
left for
Lake Pleasant, NY. I'll fill you in more later, but wanted to send two
pix you and Mr. DeVillers might find interesting. Both in one .jpeg, 1st on top
is my uncle, Capt. C.R. (Charles Robert) Getty on the right and Bombadier
(Ernest Robert DeVillers) on the left. Bottom photo is, of course the G.K.II and
GROUND CREW. C.R. is working on remembering their names. That's all for now,
hope it adds to your quest. Brian Gough
 
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