[cco23i]

401st BG ground crew living historians

by cco23i on Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:24 pm

Greetings one and all,
We started a ground crew living history unit a couple years ago and it's really taken off. We do an annual "bomb run" in May with the Collings foundation in Stockton California, unfortunately we use the B-24 and not the B-17, but maybe soon we can get her bomb releases to work. We also do many local events here in Arizona and soon to do the Midland Odessa air show in October. If anyone want's to stop by our display just look for all the canvas, tools and the white wooden bomb sign. Thank you.

[Phoenix]

Re: 401st BG ground crew living historians

by Phoenix on Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:34 pm

Hi Scott,

Well good on yer buddy you and your gang I'm ex RAF groundcrew myself, 26 years, and groundcrew the world over don't get the credit they deserve, especially in my opinion, from non veteran historical authors, kudos to you all.

All the best

Dale (aircraft electrician RAF)

[donaldbyers]

Re: 401st BG ground crew living historians

by donaldbyers on Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:54 am

Dale,

You are sooooooo right my friend.

Don

[donaldbyers]

Re: 401st BG ground crew living historians

by donaldbyers on Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:57 am

Scott,

I flew on Nine-O-Nine from the Collins Foundation in Dec of 2008. What a great flight.....

Don

[EDanaII]

Re: 401st BG ground crew living historians

by EDanaII on Wed Aug 12, 2009 4:51 am

Wow, and in my neck o' the woods, too. Salud!

[Paul Bellamy]

Re: 401st BG ground crew living historians

by Paul Bellamy on Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:44 pm

Hi Scott,

Glad to see you posting here (eventually )

Feel free to post up some of your photo's of the great displays you've put on this year.
If you don't, I will!

TTFN,
Paul

[cco23i]

Re: 401st BG ground crew living historians

by cco23i on Tue May 11, 2010 3:55 am

Well here are some more. I know, it's a B-24 but the 17 doesn't have all the release mechanisms hooked up yet, so we can't drop bombs YET.

Cheers

Scott







Finally the follow me

[cco23i]

Re: 401st BG ground crew living historians

by cco23i on Tue May 25, 2010 3:48 am

Well off this friday to the "bomber camp" hopefully next years camp we will be loading up the 17 as well as the 24. Photos to follow.

Scott