Subject: WWII-L Digest - 20 May 1993 to 21 May 1993

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Topics of the day:

  1. TECH: Dog soldiers
  2. USAAF 21 MAY 43
  3. Airshows in NE USA
  4. DOC: looking for plans (2)

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Date:    Thu, 20 May 1993 22:28:02 EDT
From:    rod holmes <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: TECH: Dog soldiers

<        As it turned out, by the time the Germans were countering this
< strategy, the Soviets stopped using the dogs.  The reason for their
< retirement was that, as more Russian armor became available, the dogs
< had a tendency to crawl under the closer vehicles!  No amount of
< training could make the dogs differentiate between German and Russian
< armor!

If I remember right it wasn't that the dog's couldn't differentiate between
German and Soviet tanks, it was the dogs would go for the Soviet tanks
instead. See, the dogs were feed under Soviet tanks and Soviet tanks have a
different smell than German tanks because one uses gas and the other disel
(can't remember which though). It was the smell the dogs associated with
food so, the dogs went for the smell that gave away the food.

Rod Holmes
[email-masked]

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Date:    Fri, 21 May 1993 07:22:00 -0400
From:    [email-masked]
Subject: USAAF 21 MAY 43

COMBAT CHRONOLOGY OF THE US ARMY AIR FORCES
FRIDAY, 21 MAY 1943 (Today is my 7th birthday)
FTP SITES
  1. ftp.rutgers.edu in directory pub/wwii/usaf
  2. byrd.mu.wvnet.edu (129.71.32.152) in pub/history/military/airforce/
     wwii_chronology

AIRCRAFT MENTIONED IN THIS REPORT:
  B-17, Boeing Flying Fortress
  B-24, Consolidated Liberator
  B-25, North American Mitchell
  B-26, Martin Marauder
  C-47, Douglas Skytrain
  Liberator, Consolidated (RAF)
  P-38, Lockheed Lightning
  P-40, Curtiss
  P-47, Republic Thunderbolt
  Wellington, Vickers (RAF)

AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eleventh Air Force)
  In the Aleutians, 10 B-24's, 12 B-25's, and 24 P-38's are dispatched to
Attu but only 3 missions, totalling 6 P-38's and 1 B-24, are able to bomb
and strafe troops and installations. 4 other missions, after vainly waiting
for a break in the overcast over Attu, bomb the Kiska submarine base
through the overcast.

EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Eighth Air Force)
  VIII Bomber Command Mission Number 60: 98 B-17's are dispatched against
the U-boat yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany; 77 hit the target at 1244-1245
hours local; we claim 47-5-17 Luftwaffe aircraft; we lose 7 B-17's with
another 24 damaged; casualties are 1 KIA, 9 WIA and 60 MIA. A second,
smaller strike of 63 B-17's is dispatched against the U-boat yards at
Emden, Germany; 46 bomb the target at 1244-1246 hours local; we claim
31-6-6 Luftwaffe aircraft; we lose 5 B-17's with 2 others damaged beyond
repair and 9 others damaged; casualties are 2 KIA, 5 WIA and 50 MIA. At
Wilhelmshaven German fighters are reported firing rockets.
  VIII Fighter Command Field Order Number 105: 105 P-47's are dispatched on
a fighter sweep in the Ostend/Ghent area; they claim 0-0-1 Luftwaffe
aircraft; we lose 3 and all pilots are listed as MIA.
  HQ 379th Bombardment Group (Heavy) arrives at Kimbolton, England from the
US.

MEDITERRANEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS

  EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Ninth Air Force)
    In Italy during the night of 2O/2l May, RAF Liberators, under
operational control of IX Bomber Command, bomb Messina and Reggio di
Calabria. During the day, B-24's hit Vila San Giovanni and Reggio di
Calabria; gunners claim 4 fighters destroyed.
    In the Mediterranean, P-40's fly sea patrol off the NE Tunisian coast.

  WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN (Northwest African Air Force)
    In Sardinia during the night of 20/21 May, Wellingtons hit Villacidro
and Decimomannu Airfields and targets of opportunity. During the day,
B-25's and B-26's bomb the same airfields.
    In the Mediterranean, P-40's attack gun positions and targets of
opportunity on Pantelleria Island.
    In Sicily, B-17's hit hangars, repair shops, dispersal points, and a
gun battery at Castelvetrano.
    HQ 52d Fighter Group transfers from Le Sers, Tunisia to La Sebala,
Tunisia.
    HQ 314th Troop Carrier Group and it's 32d, 50th and 61st Troop Carrier
Squadrons with C-47's arrive at Berguent, French Morocco from the
US.
    The 7th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62d Troop Carrier Group transfers with
C-47's from Nouvion, Algeria to Matemore, Algeria.

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS (Fifth Air Force)
  In the Bismarck Archipelago, B-17's bomb airfields in the Rabaul area
while B-24's hit the airfield at Gasmata.
  In New Guinea, Nabire Airfield is hit by B-24's.
  In the Moluccas, B-25's blast AA positions, supply dumps, and town area,
at Saumlakki.
  The 90th Bombardment Squadron (Dive), 3d Bombardment Group (Dive)
transfers with B-25's from Port Moresby, New Guinea to Dobodura, New
Guinea. The squadron will be redesignated Bombardment Squadron (Light) on
the 25th.

SOURCES:
AIR FORCE COMBAT UNITS OF WORLD WAR II, Office of Air Force History,
  Headquarters USAF, 1961, ISBN 0-912799-02-1
COMBAT SQUADRONS OF THE AIR FORCE, WORLD WAR II, Office of Air Force
  History, Headquarters USAF 1982
THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN WORLD WAR II: COMBAT CHRONOLOGY, 1941-1945 by the
  Office of Air Force History, Headquarters USAF, 1973
THE MIGHTY EIGHTH WAR DIARY by Roger A. Freeman, ISBN 1-85409-071-2

Jack McKillop
USAF (Airways and Air Communications Service)
1955-59

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|  Jack McKillop      |  Those who have long enjoyed such privileges |
|  Bellcore           |  as we enjoy forget in time that men have    |
|  Piscataway, NJ     |  died to win them.     FDR                   |
|  USA                |  [email-masked]                        |
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Date:    Fri, 21 May 1993 14:27:11 -0400
From:    [email-masked]
Subject: Airshows in NE USA

          AIRSHOWS IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, 1993
                     ISSUE 3, MAY 21, 1993

This is the latest list of airshows in the Northeastern U.S. that I have
been able to compose.  The list is sorted by state and any military aerobatic
or parachute team appearing is noted.  Also noted is any known telephone
numbers; please call the telephone number listed for further information.
I will gladly update this list with any additions, changes and/or
deletions.  Just e-mail me at [email-masked]

REASON FOR REISSUE
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Add the following shows:

 1. Altoona, Pennsylvania
 2. Baltimore, Maryland
 3. Charleston, West Virginia
 4. Falmouth, Massachusetts
 5. Fulton, New York
 6. Meadville, Pennsylvania
 7. Pittstown, New Jersey
 8. Reading, Pennsylvania in June
 9. Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania
10. White Lake, New York

CONNECTICUT
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Meriden: August 29 (203-238-1911)

DELAWARE
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Nothing listed

MAINE
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Bingham: September 24-26 (207-672-4135)
NAS Brunswick: Golden Knights, July 24-25 (207-921-2527)

MARYLAND
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Baltimore: September 11-12
College Park: September 18-19 (301-864-5844)
NAS Patuxent River: Blue Angels, May 22; Golden Knights, May 22-23
  (301-863-1141)

MASSACHUSETTS
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Andover: Golden Knights, May 31
Falmouth: June 12-13 (508-968-4645
Hanscom AFB: Golden Knights and Thunderbirds, June 26-27
NAS South Weymouth: Blue Angels, June 12-13 (617-785-2786)

NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Concord: Golden Knights, June 26-27 (603-225-4861)
Pease AFB(?): September 25-26 (617-274-0002)

NEW JERSEY
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McGuire AFB: September 26 (609-724-2358)
Pittstown: August 6-8 (908-735-0870)
Readington: July 30-August 1 (908-534-4000)
Sussex: August 27-29 (201-875-0783 and 201-875-7337)

NEW YORK
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Coney Island: Thunderbirds, May 29
Elmira: Blue Angels, July 3-4
Fulton: July 10-11
Geneseo: August 20-22 (716-385-2390)
White Lake: August 7-8 (914-794-2212)

PENNSYLVANIA
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Altoona: June 19-20 (412-846-9922)
Erie: July 17-18 (814-833-7343)
Franklin: June 26-27 (814-432-5333)
Meadville: July 3-4 (814-724-6000)
Mifflintown: June 27 (717-436-6036)
Quakertown: June 4-6 (215-538-3055)
Reading: Mid-Atlantic Museum Commerative weekend, Jun 5-6 (215-372-7333)
Reading: Reading Aerofest, August 28-29 (215-372-4666)
Reynoldsville: September 11-12 (412-846-9922)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton IAP: Blue Angels and Golden Knights, August 21-22
  (717-655-3077)

RHODE ISLAND
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North Kingstown: Golden Knights, May 29-30; Thunderbirds,  May 30
  (401-888-1420)

VERMONT
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Burlington: Golden Knights, September 18-19

VIRGINIA
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Langley AFB: August 7
Manassas: September 18-19 (703-631-2423)
NAS Oceana: Blue Angels, September 11-12 (804-433-2818)
Norfolk Harborfest: June 4-6 (804-627-5329)
Richmond: May 22-23

WEST VIRGINIA
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Charleston: September 18-19

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|  Jack McKillop      |  Those who have long enjoyed such privileges |
|  Bellcore           |  as we enjoy forget in time that men have    |
|  Piscataway, NJ     |  died to win them.     FDR                   |
|  USA                |  [email-masked]                        |
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Date:    Fri, 21 May 1993 16:24:24 EDT
From:    rod holmes <[email-masked]>
Subject: DOC: looking for plans

Hello,

        I was wondering if anyone out there knew where to get copies of the
battle plans for the 5th Armies invasion of Salerno or any orginal
documents of this kind.

Rod Holmes
[email-masked]

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Date:    Fri, 21 May 1993 20:24:38 EST
From:    Larry Jewell <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: DOC: looking for plans

> Hello,
>
>         I was wondering if anyone out there knew where to get copies of the
> battle plans for the 5th Armies invasion of Salerno or any orginal
> documents of this kind.

  Try asking the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks for pointers.  The
phone number for Archives is (717)245-3189.

  I've work with them some and they're usually very helpful.

> Rod Holmes
> [email-masked]

Larry J

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