Veterans Day 2022 – Harrison D. Golem

I could not have asked for a better second father or role model. CMSGT Harrison ‘Bud’ Golem served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, flew on B-25s, B-29s and AC-130s (among a multitude of other aircraft.) Bud retired from the USAF in ’67, then did another...

Jim “Pee Wee” Martin,  4/29/1921 – 9/11/2022

I am saddened to hear that my friend Jim “Pee Wee” Martin (G Company / 3rd Battalion / 506th PIR / 101st Airborne Division, D-Day, Operation Market Garden, The Battle of the Bulge) passed away yesterday September 11, 2022. Pee Wee was 101 years old and...

SBD-3 Dauntless progress

Making slow progress on the SBD-3 profile. I’m still trying to locate dimension and detail information for the DF antenna inside the cockpit so that will likely be one of the last items added. So far markings research has been completed for the following pilots:...