Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "K5YAC"
The plans do not call for a specific type of plywood to be used. Probably whatever the norm was back in 1934. I would assume that the glues used today are superior to those of 75 years ago.-I'm planning to use Marine Okoume throughout my fuselage. I haven't done a proper material layout, but I think it would be a very tight squeeze to get-ALL of the 1/8" ply parts out of a single 4' x 8' sheet (fuse sides, fuse and tail gussets, seat bottoms, seat backs, firewall, turtledeck formers, instrument panels, etc. etc.), so I bought two sheets, which added a whopping $40 or so to my material costs. But, in the long run, I'm sure it will have saved me money, since we all end up making a few "extra" parts, and on the day that I realize that I need a few more square feet of 1/8" plywood, I won't have to go buy another sheet. Just something to keep in mind -- especially if you're having plywood shipped.-Bill C.-________________________________________________________________________________Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: any real WWII aviation historians here?

Original Posted By: "Cuy, Michael D. (GRC-RXD0)[ASRC Aerospace Corporation]"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: any real WWII aviation historians here?On or about March 3, 1942 army air corps bomber squadron was stationed in Panama. During which time the illegal nose are was being painted on thoseships, mostly anonymously. One of the artist was a young fellow named NickMaltese. A graduate of the students art league of New York.Much if not all the nose art went unclaimed and unsigned as difficult as it may sound I am looking for some of is work?Any ideas or assistance on how to find it is greatly appreciatedJohnFYI Following is a bit of the family bioNick and Frank served in the same theater of operations in the same combatzone. Frank, who is now 87, was an instructor of aircraft trade classes atChanute Field, Ill., and was trained for the 6th Air Force 365th MaterialSquadron & Heavy Bombardment Group. He arrived in Panama on March 3, 1942,after six days and nights, but after the first three of six ships made itthrough the canal, the last three ships were ordered to disembark immediately. These men, including Frank, instead lived isolated in a jungle outpost for 2 1=BC2 years. He spent the majority of his time guarding the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, and was stationed at the Rio Hato Air Base in Panama. His responsibilities included defending the air field, maintaining bombers andfighters, tracking enemy submarines and rescuing downed aircraft. He also became a rear gunner by accident, trained to use a 30-caliber water-cooled gun by a commander who couldn't locate his men when an alert signal went off. After serving overseas, Frank was sent to the McClellan Air Base in California in June, 1944, in preparation for traveling to Guam. During a two-week furlough, he went home to New Brunswick to marry his high school sweetheart and his current wife of 62 years, Florence Nicholson. (javascript:openimage('029p3_xlg.jpg',472,304)) Nick MalteseHowever,after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945, the war ended and his service was over. The staff sergeant never returned overseas, but was instead honorably discharged in October of that year. He received the American Service, Good Conduct, New Jersey Distinguished Service and Victory medals. Nick, who is now 88, also enlisted in the Air Corps on Jan. 9, 1942. Hearrived in Panama on the same day as Frank, and was also responsible forguarding the entrance to the Panama Canal on the Pacific side. He was an aide to the commanding general, Lt. General Hubert R. Harmon, on special assignments operating out of Airbrook Field in the Panama Canal Zone. He was the only enlisted person who was allowed to fly over the canal itself withoutbeing shot down. After his service of 2 1=BC2 years, he too was sent back to the McClellanbase on June 8, 1944, in preparation for the invasion of Japan. However,after the war ended, he was discharged on Oct. 16, 1945. He received theAmerican Service, Good Conduct and Victory medals. ________________________________________________________________________________

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Hi John,This intrigued me... hope you don't mind that I reposted your request on theWarbird forum I follow, thsoe guys have a LOT of Warbird info on stuff likethis so maybe we'll find some more info for you on this.http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/p ... 4According to a search on that site, "Rio Hato" only appeared about once...listing the following fates for Boeing B-17E Fortress, it might help withthe search to know the unit/squadron. I've also listed the recordsmentioning "Panama". The first no. is the aircraft's S/N, there are allB-17Es:2569 (40th BG, 395th BS) damaged in landing accident at Rio Hato, Panama Apr10, 19432422 (6th BG, 3rd BS) crashed at David Field, Panama Jul 14, 19432504 used in Panama and returned to USA in 1943.2506 used in Panama and returned to USA in 1943.-MikeMike WhaleyMerlinFAC(at)cfl.rr.com----- Original Message -----

Original Posted By: Dan Yocum
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: any real WWII aviation historians here?Mike Here is a link to the full article if there are any additional clues to be had form it._North Brunswick's men (and woman) of steel | NBS.gmnews.com | North South Brun_ (http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2007/0222/Fr ... e/029.html) _North Brunswick's men (and woman) of steel | NBS.gmnews.com | North South Brun_ (http://nbs.gmnews.com/news/2007/0222/Fr ... e/029.html) ThanksJohn________________________________________________________________________________Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:08:49 -0500