Phoenix Missing Fort Styx in England Flight Loss
Bob Consid ing details the story behind the communiques on a missing B 17 crew. Ground crew recall the dispersal apron emptiness and the fate of Phoenix the bomber. Men recount the crew’s silent despair and the late return of the missing Fort as a missing air crew and a brave team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considing
Nur National News Service
Vpitar
Bob
England
Tormulon
Phoenix
Will
Hue
Florida
Eprom
Rites Planned for Aviation Cadet James Duderstadt
Services set for Aviation Cadet James Duderstadt, 27, killed in a Saturday Coffeyville crash. He graduated Hot Wells High in 1945 and worked at Duncan Field before enlisting in September. He trained at Muskogee, then went to Coffeyville for basic training. Survivors include his parents, two sisters, and a brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren James Duderstadt
Coffeyville
Moon
Porter Loring Chapel
Duderstadt
Hot Wells High School
Duncan Field
Army
Muskogee
Olcn
Caffryvily
L. G. Duderstadt
Avondale Avenue
Mary Duderstadt
Albert Dean
San Antonio
Hardy Keith
Houston
Wilmer Duferstadt
San Antoni
Laredo Man's Death Bears Geyer Family Ties
Corpus Christi Sept. 28 The body of George Gus Geyer former manager of KPAB radio Laredo, died here Sunday at his mother’s home. The remains were sent to San Antonio for services and burial Tuesday afternoon. He survived by his mother Mrs Q Geyer, sons George Geyer II and John Charles Geyer, sister Mrs H C Holsington Corpus Christi, and brothers Carl H and W Q Geyer of San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Corpus Christi
George Gus Geyer
KPAB
San Antonio
L.A
Invasion On in Yukon Air Bases Built in Arctic
In Yukon and Arctic North America invasion forces move to sub arctic zones to tame a vast region. A four part plan aims to build airports from Edmonton to Fairbanks, a highway, a Norman Wells to Whitehorse pipeline, and telephone lines. Progress shows airports complete, highway open most of year, pipeline under heavy work, and telephone about half finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Arctic
Stuart Underhill
Wester
Norman ‘Wells
Whitehorpe
Whitehorse
Ft Wl
Royal Canadian Air Force
Columbia
Northwest
Edmonton
Trafic
Thunderbolt Escort Bays 10 Nazis
US fighter pilots at a Britain station led by Maj. Eugene P. Roberts of Spokane Wash. claim 22 enemy planes destroyed in the Emden mission with Roberts the top ace. They downed multiple Messerschmitts, including a four second burst catastrophic hit, while protecting a trailing B 17 and recounting close dogfights and near misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Willicombe JR
I. N
United States
Britain
Eugene P. Roberts
Spokant
Wash
Roberts
Emden
Bach
Wayne W. Dougherty
Akrot
Osle
Liewl Quint L. Brown
Bristow
Harold Stramp
Cody
Wyo
Stramp
Messerschmitt
Brown
Gerry
Lily
Tremendous Air War Growth Shown By RAF Claims
CAPT JOHN F. CRAIGE discusses Britain's expanding air power under the RAF in World War II. He notes growth from about 1,500 planes to 20,000 front-line aircraft, dozens of new bomber fields, and the logistical challenges of fueling, munitions, and crews. He cites a 400-plane Cologne raid consuming 150,000 gallons of fuel, and estimates for a 1,000-plane force including fuel, bombs, ships, and manpower, highlighting the enormous logistical burdens of a sustained air campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fi. Craige
Corp N. 4
Europe
Hitley
Britain
RAFP
FR. A. Fis
Cologne
Hitler
Ceremany
Amer
Den
Tansport
Atlantic
U.S
Paign
Germany
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Chevy
de Mrechante
Jim Snyder
Braz
Ind
Bey
Pacific
Clauss
M. Heilman
Edinburg
E. C. White
Port
Cadet Duderstadt
Fairbanks
Alaska
LaGuardia
4 Gorge
Watson Lake
Watson Take
General Construction Company of
Vancouver
Yukon-British, Columbia
Wrangell
Stikine River
Telegraph Creek
B.C
Dease Lake
Deasy River
Lower Post
Rcaf Transport Command
W. J
Pocky) McFarlane
Goose Airport
Labrador
Canada
Thunderbolt
Salerno
U.S. Navy
RAF
Weiter
Navy Department
Vo Peis
Josee
Joske's
Joske’s
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