Author Archives: Admin1Ryan

Lbirds.com Flickr photo collection

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Admin1Ryan

Below is a Lbirds.com gallery collection of related and interesting photos on Flickr. These are NOT our photos, but photos we’ve searched for and collected from numerous accounts. More will be added as we have time.

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An L-5 pilot in the news!

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Admin1Ryan

It appears that some of the Air Commandos of WWII fame in the CBI recently had a gathering. The news stories refer to a WWII L-5 pilot Senior Master Sgt. William Cartwright as having been in attendance. https://www.hurlburt.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1776498/air-commandos-gather-for-75th-anniversary-of-operation-thursday/ https://www.crestviewbulletin.com/news/20190305/ceremony-honors-air-commando-pioneers If … Continue reading →

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Off-site Liaison article link

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Admin1Ryan

There’s a lot of good material out on the internet if you know where to look. Here is a link to read or download an article published in the 1990s in US Army History for free: Eyes in the Sky: … Continue reading →

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Liaison Pilot Profile: Maj. John T Walker

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Admin1Ryan

Lt. Col. John Thornton WalkerPersonal pilot for Gen. Mark ClarkArticle by Ryan Short While searching for Liaison Pilot information online recently, and L-5 pilots in specific, I came across information about Lt. Col. Walker, who served in the Italian Theater … Continue reading →

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Bill Stratton – take one.

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Admin1Ryan

I’ll have more to write about Bill Stratton later on, but today’s blog post is the result of an email I got reminding me about an obituary I left a comment on years ago. Here’s a link to the obituary: … Continue reading →

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