Pilot and Base Are One in Wars
HAL BOYLE recalls a Korean forward airbase as a rugged, self contained community where fighters, ground crews, and support staff share tents and dust. The field blends danger and kinship as planes sprint to front lines, hospitals in Japan, and the locals remain distant from town life while pilots trade gossip and brief flyovers.
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Japan
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Veterans' Flight Tales From Korean War Patrols
A transport crew recounts wartime flights near Korea. Captain L N Moke has three daughters and a son, Captain Doran Kelley heads the crew, and Sergeant Arthur L. Erickson has three children. They recall a near hit when an enemy tank fired on their unarmed plane, prompting a cloud escape and vigilant homeward lookout.
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L. N. Moke
6Th St
Topeka
Kan
Doran Kelley
Vallejo
Calif
Sargent Arthur L. Erickson
Denver
Colo
Make
Kelly
Erickson
Jimmy Doolittle
Bombs In Mailboxes Spark Belgian Unrest Over Leopold
Brussels reports indicate bomb explosions in Antwerp social organizations as pro Leopold tensions flare after socialist victory prompting king Leopold to vow leaving the throne. Fragments target Franz Van Cauwelaert home while Liege mourns three slain strikers. Turnhout forms a pro Leopold action group. Eggplant recipe included as vegetable accompaniment.
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Turnhout
Liege
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