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14 ITMA - 1945-12-06 s09e12

Ralph — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:44:00 GMT

14 ITMA - 1945-12-06 s09e12

13 ITMA - 1945-04-00 Uniden

Ralph — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:38:00 GMT

13 ITMA - 1945-04-00 Uniden

12 ITMA - 1945-03-00 Uniden

Ralph — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:32:00 GMT

12 ITMA - 1945-03-00 Uniden

11 ITMA - 1944-11-16 Episode 9

Ralph — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:27:00 GMT

11 ITMA - 1944-11-16 Episode 9

08 ITMA - 1944 Royal Navy Special

Ralph — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT

08 ITMA - 1944 Royal Navy Special

10 ITMA - 1944-04-13 Army Edition

Ralph — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:58:00 GMT

10 ITMA - 1944-04-13 Army Edition

07 ITMA - 1944-01-06 Episode 14

Ralph — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:53:00 GMT

07 ITMA - 1944-01-06 Episode 14

09 ITMA - 1944-02-17 RAF Edition

Ralph — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:52:00 GMT

09 ITMA - 1944-02-17 RAF Edition

10 ITMA - 1945-03-29

Ralph — Thu, 24 May 2012 06:05:00 GMT

10 ITMA - 1945-03-29

Thanks Bill

Ralph — Thu, 24 May 2012 00:47:37 GMT

Held at the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton . May be the last one.

A photo-essay sampling of my photography from attending the Doolittle Raiders’ 70^th Anniversary Reunion events last week (17-19 Apr 2012) …
The static display on Tuesday -- this line-up of 20 North American B-25 “Mitchell” fast medium bombers, of various versions and paint schemes, gathered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in observance of the Doolittle Tokyo Raid on Japan , 18 April 1942:
I spent about eight hours walking up and down the flightline, doing about three circuits of the aircraft, taking many photographs, learning additional new history, listening to war stories by modern aircrews and WWII veterans, seeing some old friends and making a few new ones, and absorbing lots of solar radiation -- a great day!
This nicely-painted B-25J carries the Doolittle Raiders’ official badge:
(B-25J “Doolittle Raiders, Special Delivery”)
Patriotic nose art, polished aluminum and a sunny morning combine for this warbird character study:
(B-25J “Old Glory”)
It was a very bad day for a Japanese merchant ship, if a patrolling B-25H crossed its path. According to Mr. Ralph Anderson, my high school science teacher who flew B-25s and B-29s in WWII, the proper attack technique is a shallow dive at the ship, while firing your 50-caliber machine guns. When you see bullet hits at the waterline, fire the semi-automatic 75-mm howitzer to put *BIG* holes in the target vessel … a very successful anti-shipping tactic that rarely required a second pass!
(B-25H “Barbie III”)
Noontime on Wednesday: 40 Wright R-2600 engines starting and warming up in front of the large crowd, which has gathered at the Museum and on Colonel Glenn Highway to see the B-25 takeoffs and commemorative flyover:
The first B-25 is in the air and the wheels are coming up, for the formation join-up over Beavercreek and the flyovers at the Museum:
(B-25J “Panchito”)
Here’s a good shot of the 16-ship fly-over commemorating the Doolittle Raid of 18 April 1942. These aircraft came over the Museum at approximately the Raid's bombing altitude of 1200 ft AGL:
Yes, they were loud … but not nearly as irritating as if they were jet engines!
I obtained several good close-ups during the flyover:
(B-25J “Executive Sweet / My Buck”)
(B-25J “Devil Dog”)
(B-25 “Miss Hap”)
(B-25J “Yellow Rose”)
… I don’t know about you folks, but the Missing Man formation *always* chokes me up …
(From left to right: “Miss Hap,” “Panchito” and B-25J “Betty’s Dream;” see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_man_formation if the significance of this salute is unknown to you.)
After the flyovers, there was a short ceremony and a wreath-laying at the Doolittle Raiders memorial. Col. C.V. Glines (Jimmy Doolittle’s biographer and an honorary Raider) gave a historical sketch, followed by a brief speech by Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole’s (Doolittle’s co-pilot of No. 1, and a Dayton native):
It was remarkable that this 96-year-old has a stronger speaking voice than others (decades younger) we heard at the same event!
Some of the Raiders leaving the ceremony. From the left: Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, Engineer-Gunner of No 7 (back to the camera); Cole; Glines; and Lt. Col. Edward J. Saylor, Engineer-Gunner of No. 15 (hand obscuring face). Take a look at these old gentlemen -- they are genuinely enjoying themselves!
At a reception that evening, I mentioned to Major Thomas Griffin, Navigator of No. 9 (in white cap toward the right in the photo below) that it appeared that he and the other Raiders truly were having a good time, and his response was, “Oh, yes! We all look forward to this all year!”
Thursday: The 80 silver goblets and 1896 bottle of Hennessy cognac were on display at the Raiders luncheon.
(The rumor on Wednesday evening, as related to me by one of the caterers, was that the Raiders would uncork the bottle for this year’s toast to the departed Raiders. … Although this is slightly contrary to Jimmy Doolittle’s stipulation that the last two surviving Raiders would open it to drink a final toast to their departed comrades, it would be entirely appropriate for the Raiders to do so in this 70^thanniversary year, if they really think this will be their last reunion. I have looked but not yet found any confirmation of whether or not they cracked that bottle on Thursday -- does anyone else have the straight dope?):
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(For the story of the goblets, see http://www.doolittleraider.com/the_goblets.htm
The Reunion guests also included two Navy veterans who served on the USS Hornet CV-8 during the Raid (actually, who served on Hornet from its commissioning, 20 Oct 1941, to its sinking in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, 27 Oct 1942!; CPO Allen Josey shown below), a woman whose husband had assisted Crew #2’s evasion of the Japanese and return to safety from their Chinese village, and family members of the other Raider crews.
… Reflecting on what these many heroes had risked, sacrificed and achieved is simultaneously inspiring, humbling … and a terrific way to check one’s perspective …
During the office golf outing on Friday, five or six B-25s crossed our airspace (most of them singly; once as a 2-ship). It seems that many of the attending B-25 crews had stayed in town for the Raiders’ banquet on Thursday night, and then left for their home bases throughout Friday morning. It was nice to hear those big sweet ol’ Wright radials “one more time!”
(B-25H “Barbie III”)
Needless to say, I had a great week; these guys have been among my heroes since I was 10 or 11 years old. It was a real treat to see four of the five surviving Doolittle Raiders here enjoying the Reunion as much as we fans did, and to see them and the other Reunion guests being honored by the unprecedented 20 B-25 gathering and the (very well-behaved!) crowd.

06 ITMA - 1943 Tommy Takes Over a Sc

Ralph — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:26:25 GMT

06 ITMA - 1943 Tommy Takes Over a Sc

05 ITMA - 1943. Fire Watchers Club

Ralph — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:20:34 GMT

05 ITMA - 1943. Fire Watchers Club

04 ITMA - 1943. Tommy Establishes He

Ralph — Wed, 23 May 2012 02:15:11 GMT

04 ITMA - 1943. Tommy Establishes He

03 03 03 03 ITMA - Unidentified Epis

Ralph — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:00:09 GMT

03 03 03 03 ITMA - Unidentified Epis

02 02 02 02 ITMA - Unidentified Epis

Ralph — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:53:10 GMT

02 02 02 02 ITMA - Unidentified Epis

02 02 02 02 A World Of Sound - The S

Ralph — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:50:18 GMT

02 02 02 02 A World Of Sound - The S

01 01 01 01 ITMA - Unidentified Epis

Ralph — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:45:17 GMT

01 01 01 01 ITMA - Unidentified Epis

It's that man again

Ralph — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:38:00 GMT

I recently leeched a bunch of these files from a usenet group.

Enjoy.

01 01 01 01 A Tribute To Tommy Handl

ITMA - 1949-01-06 - It's That Man Again (Last episode)

Ralph — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:24:34 GMT

ITMA - 1949-01-06 - It's That Man Again (Last episode)

ITMA - 1945-05-10 - It's That Man Again (Victory Edition)

Ralph — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:13:41 GMT

ITMA - 1945-05-10 - It's That Man Again (Victory Edition)

ITMA - 1945-03-29 - It's That Man Again

Ralph — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:04:03 GMT

ITMA - 1945-03-29 - It's That Man Again

19440413 - The Army Show at Woolwich

Ralph — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:35:00 GMT

19440413 - The Army Show at Woolwich

19440113 - The Navy Show From Scapa Flow

Ralph — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:26:51 GMT

19440113 - The Navy Show From Scapa Flow

Hi there

Ralph — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:44:00 GMT

As you may have guessed, I’ve just about ran out of shows.

I’m going to re-run the previous shows first.

Thanks to GoDaddy (the system host) I have 4000 megs of direct online storage.

(4000 megs of podcasts)

Then they gave me another 4000 megs of file storage.

If you see a download link for a separate file, that’s part of that 4000 megs of file storage.

Now with a total of 8000 megs, I should be able to post the entire KM99 series for download.

Honestly, I’m on the fence about doing that.

The other alternative is post entire series over a few weeks.

As an example; The Whistler, Suspense, Escape and so on.

If you have an opinion either way, drop me a line.

(I won’t spam you. I away from home 11 hours a day)

I receive 15-20 emails a day. I answer the friendly ones that deserve one and dispose of the rest.

I honestly don’t have the time for non-sense.

I won’t respond unless you want me to.

I've got to go now. Dancing with the stars results show is coming on in 15 minutes.

I'm rooting for the British babe and the Greek babe.

Couldn't care less about the two guys.

Your Home Front Recorder 24

Ralph — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:24:45 GMT

1943-06-10 Pgm 24

transferred from original World Broadcasting vinyl transcription by Randy A. Riddle, www.coolcatdaddy.com

Your Home Front Recorder 3

Ralph — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:21:14 GMT

1943-05-12 Pgm 3

transferred from original World Broadcasting vinyl transcription by Randy A. Riddle, www.coolcatdaddy.com

Your Home Front Recorder 2

Ralph — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:17:11 GMT

1943-05-11 Pgm 2

transferred from original vinyl World Broadcasting transcription by Randy A. Riddle, www.coolcatdaddy.com

Your Home Front Reporter

Ralph — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:11:59 GMT

1943-05-10 Pgm 1

530717 (52) Promoted to Captain of the Retribution

Ralph — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:29:00 GMT

530717 (52) Promoted to Captain of the Retribution

530710 (51) Fighting the Spanish on the Renown

Ralph — Sat, 12 May 2012 06:24:00 GMT

530710 (51) Fighting the Spanish on the Renown

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower50

Ralph — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:20:00 GMT

530703 (50) Yellow Fever

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower49

Ralph — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:17:00 GMT

530626 (49) Attack on Haitian Fort

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower48

Ralph — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:13:00 GMT

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower48

530619 (48) First Attact on Haiti Fails

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower47

Ralph — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:07:00 GMT

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower47

530612 (47) Planning Mutiny on the Renoun

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower46

Ralph — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:03:00 GMT

530605 (46) First Meeting with Bush

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower44

Ralph — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:57:00 GMT

530522 (44) Command of the La Mouche

530515 (43) Chasing the Papillion

Ralph — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:53:00 GMT

530515 (43) Chasing the Papillion

530508 (42) Quartined for the Plague

Ralph — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:50:00 GMT

530508 (42) Quartined for the Plague

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 41

Ralph — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:44:00 GMT

530501 (41) Exam for Lieutenant

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower45

Ralph — Thu, 10 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower

530529 (45) Prisoner and Rescue of Spanish

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 40

Ralph — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:38:00 GMT

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower

530424 (40) Spain Becomes Neutral

530417 (39) With the 43rd Marines

Ralph — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:35:00 GMT

530417 (39) With the 43rd Marines

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower38

Ralph — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:32:00 GMT

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower38

530410 (38) Prisoner of the French on the 'Peek--

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower37

Ralph — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:29:00 GMT

530403 (37) Hornblower--s First Command

530327 (36) The Spanish Leave Napoleon

Ralph — Wed, 09 May 2012 06:26:00 GMT

530327 (36) The Spanish Leave Napoleon

530320 (35) The Duel

Ralph — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:47:00 GMT

530320 (35) The Duel

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 34

Ralph — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:39:00 GMT

530313 (34) The French Are Stopped

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 33

Ralph — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:35:00 GMT

530306 (33) Delaying the French

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 32

Ralph — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:31:00 GMT

530227 (32) Port of Riga

The Adventures of Horatio Hornblower 31

Ralph — Tue, 08 May 2012 06:28:00 GMT

530220 (31) Attack on Fort at Fisher--s Half