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Introducing “Faith”!

Today I’m pleased to announce that Lbirds.com’s owner who also runs www.TexasTailwheel.com has acquired a new aircraft! The aircraft is a 1939 Luscombe 8A and likely trained pilots during WWII. Due to Covid issues we are waiting for commercial insurance … Continue reading

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A great article on US Artillery in World War Two mentioning Liaison Aircraft

As a member of the Commemorative Air Force’s “Redbird Squadron” based at Dallas Executive Airport and flying a Taylorcraft L-2 I was doing some research last week for an upcoming event (stay tuned!!!) and stumbled across an article I hadn’t read … Continue reading

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The Liaison Forum

Did you now that we also have a message board for www.lbirds.com? The link is here: http://lbirds.forumotion.com Here’s a screenshot:

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Eugene O’Brien Photo Album Collection on FLICKR

These photos were see in the San Diego Air and Space Museum Archives at this source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/sets/72157634802460577 Eugene O’Brien served in the 125th Liason Squadron during World War Two. These images document his time in Europe near the end of … Continue reading

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An L-5 pilot in the news!

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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