Flying Fortress escapade recounts from Clark Field to Australia
Lieut. Col. Frank Kurtz narrates the December crash of Old 99 and subsequent escape. The crew evades pursuit by Zeros, crash lands in a rice paddy, is aided by Filipinos, travels by outrigger canoe to Panay, joins a Filipino Field Artillery unit, and eventually boards a plane to Australia with Pease. They reach Batchelor Field near Darwin and describe Darwin and Batchelor as barren outposts with sparse facilities.
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Frank Kurtz
Mindanao
Gibbs
Harry Schreiber
del Monte
Shorty
Pease
Lee Coats
Jack Adams
Vandevanter
Jack
Masbate Island
Panay
Davao
Old del Monte Field
Australia
General MacArthur
19Th Bombardment Group
Godman
General Sharp
MacArthur
Clark
Sharp
Java
Radio Tokyo
Batchelor Field
Darwin
RAAF
Royal Australian Air Force
West Texas
New Mexico
Port Darwin
Qantas Airways
Wake Island
Batchelor
Hollywood Notes on Alan Ladd and Studio Moves
Alan Ladd’s popularity with teen fans drives a major locket photo release with 100000 small prints from Paramount to fulfill demand. Marilyn Maxwell embraces August for acting, after Pasadena Playhouse and a Metro screen test leading to a Bing Crosby guest shot. Robert Watson shifts to a serious Hitler portrayal in The Hitler Gang. June Duprez recalls turning brunette to blonde for Cary Grant’s None but the Lonely Heart and securing further offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Ladd
Hollywood
Alan
Paramount
Marilyn Maxwell
Ted Weems
Pasadena Playhouse
Metro
Bing Crosby
June Duprez
Cary Grant
David Hempstead
Larry Douglas Leads Coast to Coast Radio Debut
Radio newcomer Larry Douglas, formerly with Carmen Cavallero, makes his first coast-to-coast program on CBS Here's to Romance. Fanny Brice presents a world children's art collection inspired by her Baby Snooks radio persona, with pieces from countries under Nazi occupation and exhibitions in multiple U S cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Douglas
Carmen Cavellero
Fanny Brice
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Baltimore
Rochester
New York City
Notable film roles and wartime stars in 1940s showbiz
Chief Willow Bird marks 32 years in pictures and its 1000th film for RKO’s The Girl Rush while appearing as a miner. A Los Angeles GI loses his wallet with furlough savings, then receives a $100 check bearing Frank Sinatra’s autograph. Jane Froman seeks to sit on Stage during Here's to Romance and Stage Door Canteen. The Lisbon Clipper victim returns, Jubalaires’ origin story, Walter Abel on Armstrong Theater of Today, 28 hours of radio for troops, and 100 veterans in Mr. Winkle Goes to War cast.
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Willow Bird
RKO
Los Angeles
Frank Sinatra
Jane Froman
Lisbon
Peter Whitney
Jubalaires
CBS
Florida
Walter Abel
Mr. Winkle
Record of 1907 Flying Target Hit Beats Previous Mark
Adolph Topperwein set an unbroken record in San Antonio Texas in December 1907 by hitting 72 491 of 72 500 flying targets. Using a .22 caliber repeating rifle he fired eight hours daily for ten days, with a longest streak of 14 560 hits.
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Adolph Topperwein
San Antonio
Texas
Collier's
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L White
Bill Railling
Chynoweth
19Th
Manila Bay
Caygayen
Virginia Vale
Western Newspaper Union
Robert Watson
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Crisp House
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
W. Randolph St
Italy
Pisa
Bologna
Ben King’s Heralds
Etic Bible
Eaals
Queene
Pnaeee
Ceeeel Xgal
XFBB
EGVO
WDFN
EFC Esei
RFIO
EGCU
Aor Ss
Angeles
Cmiif
Humen
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