Box 9
Contains 25 Results:
BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) fighter pilots reunion, circa 1970
Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum radio advertisements, circa 1997
Radio advertisements for the Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum at Falcon Field, Arizona, produced circa 1997.
Carlton, Delno -- oral history interview, circa 1980s-1990s
Anderson, William Y. -- oral history interview, circa 1989
Augarten, Rudolph -- oral history interview, circa 1990s
Baird, Robert -- oral history interview, 1990 February
Fighter ace Robert Baird discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a night fighter pilot and his time in Okinawa with Marine Night Fighter Squadron 533 (VMF(N)-533). Special focus on a combat mission on June 9, 1945 in which he scored his first aerial victory.
Balch, Donald L.-- oral history interview, 1990 January
Fighter ace Donald L. Balch discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in Guadalcanal with Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221). Special focus on a combat mission on April 7, 1943 in which he scored an aerial victory against a Japanese Zero (Zeke) aircraft and damaged another.
Barber, Rex T. -- oral history interview, 1995 November 9
Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th Fighter Squadron in the China-India-Burma Theater. Special focus on an incident in April 1944 in which Barber was injured during a bailout and spent several weeks evading Japanese troops with the help of Chinese guerillas.