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"The Goon"
B-24D-20-CO Liberator
s/n 41-24183
374th BS, 308th BG, 14th AF
Lost on 14 NOV 1943 mission to bomb/mine the harbor at Hong Kong. MACR 12413
While headed to target the aircraft developed engine trouble severe enough to force most of the crew to bail out. Three of the crew stayed with the plane and managed to get it the base at Kweilin, China. Five of the seven who bailed out were returned to duty and two were listed as MIA (later KIA).
Crew on 14 NOV 1943 (some are in photo):
Capt. Samuel J. Skousen - Pilot / O-661881
--- (Stayed with plane, RTD)
1st Lt. Ralph E. Bowers, Jr. - Co-Pilot / O-730070
--- (Bailed out, RTD)
1st Lt. Daniel J. Palmer - Navigator / O-791624
--- (Bailed out, RTD)
1st Lt. Malcolm S. Sanders - Bombardier / O-728513
--- (Bailed out, KIA*) Wisconsin
T/Sgt. Archie L. Fleharty - Engineer/Gunner / 17037803
(Stayed with plane, RTD)
T/Sgt. William J. Novak - Radio Operator / 18069299
--- (Stayed with plane, RTD)
T/Sgt. Arthur J. Benko - Gunner/Asst. Engineer / 39847409
--- (Bailed out, KIA*) Arizona
S/Sgt. Casper J. Chirieleison - Asst. Radio Op/ 13042418
--- (bailed out, RTD)
T/Sgt. Robert M. Kirk - Gunner / 16006724
--- (Bailed out, RTD)
Capt. James S. Edney - Observer / O-402440
--- (Bailed out, RTD)
*Listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.
RTD = Returned To Duty
Aircraft was later declared 'War Weary' and transferred to the 1330th Army Air Force Base Unit to be used as a transport. While returning from a cargo mission the crew got lost, ran out of fuel and crashed. Listed as MIA, they were declared dead in 1946.
MACR 12030
1st Lt. Delton D. Shilling - Pilot (O-670447) Oklahoma
1st Lt. Charles H. Henley, Jr. - Co-Pilot (O-670905) Tennessee
T/Sgt. William M. Costell - Flight Eng. (6978434) New Jersey
PFC Charles O. Hedges, Jr. - Radio Oper. (17159249) Missouri
Listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Philippines.
After a conversation with a few people about the photo I posted for the week in the 52 Group (the theme was 'eyes'), this idea was suggested by Michael Figdor.
I used a flash against the background, very slightly tilted towards the lens, to create the gradient effect, and a second low-power flash to fill out the subject.
Source: Matthew 19:24 - And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
De twee Gottwald spoorkranen van Railbouw wachtend op hun volgende inzet.
The two Gottwald Railcranes from Railbouw Leerdam waiting on their next shift.
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December 08/24
Mississauga
Edge Towers
Residential
24-64 Elm Dr W
Solmar Development Corporation
12s + 35s + 40s + 50s
Rosario Roy Varacalli
Cusimano Architect Inc
Sorry to all my contacts for not being very active recently, (had a bit of a blip). I will back on form soon I hope.
This is the second lot of robin chicks that have hatched in my garden this year. There are 3 in this nest.
A vast open field where there used to be a sprawling hi-rise public housing complex that was home to thousands. Was there a crime problem here in those days? Certainly, but it was contained to this area.
By tearing down those 15 and 16-story buildings, without constructing replacement housing on the same site, the gangbangers who called this area home were dispersed throughout the city like little seedlings from hell, splintering the dominant Black gangs into independent crews that are not accountable to anyone and make up their own rules as they go along...
Twenty-five years ago, when this was an area I patrolled as a Chicago Police Officer, you would have felt quite vulnerable on this same spot, and might very well have to dodge sniper-fire, especially after nightfall. The ultimate irony is that today, you can come here and be perfectly safe, while the rest of the South and West Side has become a war zone.
On the far left side, you can see the one building that was spared. Gutted down to the bare bricks, it wasextensively rehabbed and, once again functions as a senior citizens apartment building. The clean-up, which took more than a year to complete, must have cost millions...
This photo was taken at approximately 1420 west Washburne.