• HOME
    • HOME
    • REUNIONS
    • NEWLETTERS
    • CONTACT US
      • CONTACT US
      • MEMBERS ONLY
    • SEARCH
    • SHOPPING CART
    • LINKS OF INTEREST
  • 506TH STORY
    • HISTORY
    • BATTLE ON IWO
    • MUSTANGS OF IWO
    • VLR - VERY LONG RANGE MISION HISTORY
    • JUNE 1 - BLACK FRIDAY
    • UNCLE DOG/BROTHER AGATE ANTENNAES
    • P-51 MUSTANG HISTORY
    • KALININ BAY ESCORT & TRANSPORTAION CARRIER
    • REUNIONS
  • SQUADRONS
    • THE SQUADRONS
    • 457TH FIGHTER SQUADRON
    • 458TH FIGHTER SQUADRON
    • 462ND FIGHTER SQUADRON
    • PILOTS | PLANES | S/N | COWLING NAME
  • PILOTS
    • 457th
      • CAPT AUST - ACE
      • DOLAN | #502
      • CAPT BENBOW | #508
      • GRENNAN | GANG BANG
      • MURPHY | #531 | NIP NOCKER
      • SAKS | #528 | ENCHANTRESS
      • CLAYTON
      • MESSALL | #517 | Lady Dee
    • 458th
      • MAJOR SHIPMAN
      • MY STARIN | #580 | SHIRLEY III
      • LT HARRIGAN
      • PILECKI | #576 | Little One, The Fetter | s/n 472612
    • 462nd
      • LT BASH | #616 | SHANGHI LIL
      • DIETZ | #643 | PROVIDENCE PERMITTEN
      • LT EBERSOLE | #619 | HON MISTAKE
      • CAPT GRANT | #615 AND #607 | MY BONNIE
      • LT LINFANTE | #616 | SHANGHI LIL
      • new LT SABIN | #603 | LITTLE JOE
  • IWO TO JAPAN
    • IWO TO JAPAN
    • FEB/MAY | 1st MISSIONS
    • HISTORY EPILOGUE
    • FIRST MISSION
    • JUNE 1st | BLACK FRIDAY
    • DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION
    • DEATH AT CHI CHI (heroic rescue attempt)
    • COMBAT CAMERA FOOTAGE (under construction)
  • MAY/JUNE MISSIONS
    • MAY/JUNE MISSIONS
    • MAY 28th | TOKYO AREA AIRFIELDS
    • JUNE 1st | BLACK FRIDAY 25 Pilots Lost
    • JUNE 7th | OSAKA | 138 P-51s of 15th, 21st and 506th Groups
    • JUNE 8th | NAGOYA AREA
    • JUNE 9th | NAGOYA AREA
    • JUNE 10th | TOKYO AREA
    • JUNE 11th | TOKYO AREA
    • JUNE 14th | BONIN ISLANDS
    • JUNE 15th | OSAKA AREA
    • JUNE 19th | TOKYO AREA AIRFIELDS
    • JUNE 23rd | TOKYO AREA
  • JULY MISSIONS
    • JULY MISSIONS
    • JULY 1st | TOKYO AREA five enemy aircraft destroyed, seven damaged
    • JULY 3rd | DEATH AT CHI CHI
    • JULY 4th | TOKYO AIRFIELDS
    • JULY 5th | TOKYO AIRFIELDS
    • JULY 6th | TOKYO AIRFIELDS
    • JULY 7th | WEATHER ABORT
    • JULY 8th | TOKYO AIRFIELDS
    • JULY 9th | TOKYO AIRFIELDS Sixteen enemy aircraft destroyed, five probably destroyed and eleven damaged
    • JULY 14th | NAGOYA AIRFIELDS
    • JULY 15th | NAGOYA AIRFIELDS
    • JULY 16th | CAPT BENBOW LOST/AUST DOWNS 3
    • JULY 19th | NAGOYA/OSAKA
    • JULY 20th | NAGOYA AREA
    • JULY 22nd | OSAKA/NORTHEAST SHIKOKU
    • JULY 24th | NAGOYA AREA
    • JULY 28th | NAGITA AREA
    • JULY 30 | KOBE/OSAKA
  • AUG MISSIONS
    • AUG MISSIONS
    • AUG 1st | KOBE/OSAKA/NAGOYA
    • AUG 2nd | TOKYO AREA
    • AUG 3rd | ED MIKE'S STORY/CONEFF LOST
    • AUG 5th | TOKYO AREA/NEFF LOST
    • AUG 6th | TOKYO AREA
    • AUG 8th | OSAKA
    • AUG 10th | TOKYO/AUST BECOMES ACE
    • AUG 14th | NAGOYA/OSAKA