Change log implemented
12/18/2010
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2023 updates
03/07 - removal of asbestos related links from links page
03/10 - added links to host removed video player on FiFi page and Charles Maples page.
03/11 - spelling correction on the B29 aircraft page
- added Gerald J. Murphy page and narrative
- added mutiple images to the Merrick page of San Marcos
03/12 - added purple heart image to the KIA page.
- added image to the Z7 Helles Belle page
- added image to the Field page
- added two "promoted" images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added new Saipan Color Photos page and image gallery
- added Arbon album images to the Arbon page
- added link and info on connection to Chrysler and Wright Cyclone to the Reverence show car page
03/14 - added Osaka Kempeitai Execution of Nelson and Augunas page with document images.
- fixed image display issue on Mission to Albuquerque page
- added borders to all images added from 03/07 to 03/14 for site consistency
- finished end of page formatting to all new pages
- added Christmas menu image to the 500th bomb group page.
- fixed missing 3D animation of B29 on Uncle Bob training page
- added document image to the KIA page
- added captions to the image gallery on the Color Photos on Saipan page
03/17 - added book link to Links page
03/18 - added narrative to Z8 Crash photos page
- added top image to Z8 photo page with female on wreckage
- added bracelet image to Z8 crash photo page
- added graves story document to the Z8 Crash photo page
- added usage authorization from McKeon to the color photos of Saipan page
- added KIA letter to the KIA page
- added 48 document images to the Merrick page
- added new page Arbon photo collection with page formatting and 3 images
- added new John McNamara page and link to his tribute site
03/19 - added link and clip image to the Bulloch page
- added Surrender page and letter images
03/24 - added first 20 arbon pics to the Arbon Saipan photo page-from disc 1
04/01 - added photo credit update to Donskey collection
- added Fitzgerald chaplain Davis handshake image to the mission to Albuquerque page
- added 3 stateside training images to the Hefner page
- added address book image to the Hefner page
- added 2 more address book images to the Hefner page
- added mission/duration note to the Hefner page
- added 2 KIA/Missing handwritten notes to the Hefner page
- added mission note image to the Hefner page
- added 2 Hefner notes images on Col. King to the Hefner page
- added 2 Tusky youth roster images to the KIA page
- added laundry search image to the Photo Galleries (5 Galleries page)
- added saipan volleyball image to the Photo Galleries (5 Galleries page)
- added 2 medal presentation images to the Photo Galleries (5 Galleries page)
- added Mire Nose art page
- added 20 nose art images to the Nose Art page
- added 4 misc L.Mire images to the nose art page
- added 21 more imags to the arbon photo page (Disc 1 images complete)
2019 updates
08/28 - added Arbon narrative
2017 updates
03/21 - add meso link to the links page
- added dated daily crew activities to the arbon page
- added 50MM gun image to the field page
- added 3 images to the tinian gallery on the photo galleries page
- added 4 images to the 500th bg page
- added image of article by e.pyle to the b29 aircraft page
- added Arbon aircrew name correction text to the arbon page
- added Doug Bulloch passing to the bulloch page
- added z8 high quality image to the mission to albuerque page
- added book link to the links page
- added b29 formation flyover image to bottom of dick field page
- added 4 images to the arbon page...medals, hat/gloves, uniforms, cooksons and arbon
- added arbon sleep image to the arbon page
04/06 - added 7 captions to images on the arbon page
- added Merrick narrative to top of merrick page
- added thank you text to top of merrick page
- added 4 mission document images to the merrick page
04/07 - added 4 images to merrick page
2016 updates
03/16 - added updated Brousek narrative to the Brousek page
10/16 - added Merrick page and formatting
- edited text on the home page and on the training page
- added one image to the gerson page bottom
- added 5 images to the Heffner page bottom
- added 1 image to the Reverence show car page bottom
12/3 - added Merrick page
-added Arbon page
- added formatting/layout to pages
- added 17 images to the Merrick page
- added 12 images to the Arbon page
- added 3 images to the Field page
- added 1 image to the Z-6 page
- added 1 color image to the Z 8 page top
2015 updates
03/15- added Velasco Draggin lady panel image to the Draggin Lady page
- added 4 video clip links to the Links page
05/26- created Jack L. Wright page
- added meso link to the Links page
- added 2 report images to the KIA Flight and collision page (need captions and tag descriptions)
- added Kobe damage image to the KIA Flight and collision page
- added 13 images to the Saipan 29 gallery
- added movie clip link of take off and landings to the links page
- added movie clip link of first raid on Tokyo to the links page
- added 2 images to the B29 Aircraft page
- added Z6 take off image to the Draggin Lady page
- embedded take off movie to the Draggin Lady page
- added 3 report images to the Misc Mission reports/Doc of Interest page
- added Visit to Crash site page
- added Co-Author statement to the Uncle Bob page
05/30- added 27 report images to the Misc Mission page
- added Japan War in Color to the Movie clip links section on the links page
- began populating visit to crash site memorial page with 4 images
- added 9 personal images to the Crash site memorial page
- added Japanese front page newspaper image to the crash site memorial page
09/26- added Copeland/Fitzgerald image to the Albuquerque page
- added to book titles to the reference section on the links page
- added Ogata image to the Ogata page
- added Copeland/Buddy image to the Copeland page
- added Lucas doc image to Lucas page
- added Uncle Bob Marksmen doc image to the Uncle Bob/Home Page
- added headstone image to the Augunas page
- added 3 reassignment doc images to the Augunas page
- corrected date in caption on the 500th page
- added army airfields map image to 500th page
- added Ogata narrative to the top of the Ogata page
- added Augunas narrative and 3 images to the Augunas page
- added 2 Chubba bldg. images to the bottom of the KIA-Aftermath page
- added narration under the Radar Approach Chart on the KIA-Flight and Collision page
- added 2 old police bldg. images and narration to the Augunas page
- added 2 memorial images to the bottom of the Ogata page
- added narration thank you to the Visit to Crash site/Memorial page
- added usaep org link to the links page
- created new meeting Ogata daughter page
- added large narration to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper image on meeting daughter page
- added narration on the Jack Wright page
- added large narration to the Lebid page
- added 2 POW camp images to the Visit to Crash site page - built after the war and no longer there
- added additional narration to the Visit to crash site page
- added bombing results image to the KIA- Flight and Collision page
- added DFC document image to the Lebid page
- added 3 Mission notes document images to the Lebid page
- added 5 Lebid images incl flight log book, ID, and medals to the Lebid page - many log pages yet to go
- added 3 new pages: Tribute Show Car, POWs in Hyogo Ken eye-witness accounts, crash of the
Z Square 8, and Returning Uncle Bob's Remains to the U.S. 1948
09/27- added 2 letter images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added Tony fighter image to the Ogata page
09/28- added two leave images to the Lebid page
- added Lebid comment narrative to the top of Lebid page
- added log book page gallery incl 25 gallery images
- added 3 fish kit images to the Lebid page
- added Jack Lebid first mission comments, appreciation narration to top of Lebid page
- added image captions to lower images on the Lebid page
- added Citation of Honor image to the Uncle Bob page
- added narration to the Curtis 2 page letter on the Albuquerque page
- added HS Grad image to the youth pic page
- added 4 Remains ID letter images to the KIA-Aftermath page
- added 3 images; metal tag, bracelet, and Medals to the Uncle Bob page
- added 8 Youth images to the youth pic page
- added bracelet caption to the image on the Uncle Bob page
- added Ogata home area map to the Ogata page
- added Uncle Bob image to the Uncle Bob page
- added two remains instruction image incl marker form on the KIA-Aftermath page
- added weight take off usage image document image to the Misc Reports/Docs of Interest page
- added 2 newspaper article doc images to the KIA Aftermath page
09/29 - added 4 mementos images to the Lebid page
- added 1 post card image to the Kobe visit page
- added 5 images to the new POW Camp page
- reordered left side menu of pages
- created two Uncle Bob menu pages; Training & KIA
- updated Home page-Uncle Bob for readability
- added image gallery to the Meeting daughter page
- added 13 images to the Meeting Daughter page incl 10 in the gallery
- added 19 images to the Tribute show car page(images need framed)
- added image gallery to the Visit Crash Site page
- added article image to the Augunas page
- added 1 image to Hap page
- added 1 barracks image to the POW page
09/30 - added 2 images of Z-6 to the Draggin Lady page
- added 7 images to the visit to crash site gallery
- added 3 Enola Gay images to the Tinian B-29's gallery on Photo Gallery page
- moved 6 document images from the Uncle Bob KIA page to the Returning Remains page
- added Mortuary Trains image gallery to the Returning Remains to U.S. page
- added 65 images to Mortuary Train gallery
- added 10 document/page images to the Returning Remains to U.S. page
- re-ordered left side page menu (again) / tweaked 4 page names
10/01 - moved Alice from Bud letter from remains page to Connor page
- added narration below the dress image on the Ogata page
- added 1 image to the visit to Crash site image gallery
- added quote and narration to the Lebid page
- added narration to the top of the Returning Remains page
- added newspaper article image to the KIA Aftermath page
- added war crime trials gallery to the KIA Aftermath page incl 10 images
- added Japanese War Trails Guide pdf link to the KIA-Aftermath page
- added Facebook Like/Share and count button to each page
10/04- added Lebid narration and correction to the Lebid page
10/05- added 3 unit citation document images to the 500th bomb page
- added 2 presidential citation document images to the 500th page
- added 1 image of Seder to the Jack Lebid page
- added I image of back of prisoner barracks to the POW page
- added 3 medals images to the Lebid page
- added 2 downloadable files of the 881st Aircraft disposition spreadsheet to the Aircrews and Missions page
- added 1 image of Sullivan in flight to the Lebid page
10/10 - added handwritten note to the Aircrews & missions page
- added Supine Sue image to the Saipan 29 gallery
- added 73rd Photo Group image to the 29 Saipan gallery
- added air raid report images to the Misc Mission and interesting docs page
- added 3 orders doc images Hansell to the misc mission and int doc page
- added 3 report documents of bombing mission code words to the misc mission and int doc page
- added a framed Z-7 image to the Lebid page
- added 1 take off image to the Z-10 Punchin Judy page
- added dairy accounts from the POW camp internees on the POW page
- added 33 images to the Wright page
- added image gallery to the Wright page w/30 images
10/11 - added 8 images to the Wright page
10/12 - revised narrative/bio on the Lebid page
- added 1 nose art image to the Z-10, Punchin Judy page
12/20 - added 5 images to the tribute car page
2014 updates
01/27- site maintenance; cleaned up dead links on the Links page
- added last flight info to the Farrell page
- added mesothelioma link to the links page
01/19- site maintenance; added social media button to all pages
02/25- added Farrell aircrew image to the Farrell page
04/13- added Veteran's day tribute to end of Farrell page
- added 9th bomb group dot org to the links page
- added 1st Incendiary report page to menu and page formatting
- added Kobe Incendiary Raid report page and formatting
04/14- uploaded and formatted 18 report images to the 1st incendiary page; Tokyo
- added tribute build page and images
04/16- added 23 report 2 images to the 1st incendiary page; Tokyo
- resized all images on 1st incendiary Tokyo page for readability
04/20- added 68 report images to the Kobe incendiary page
05/06- added new Z-8 model images to the tribute build, Mission to Albuquerque, and Uncle Bob home pages
- added Engineer's training video clip link to the links page
- updated Christie crew info on the KIA Flight and Collision page
- added a radar shop image to the Uncle Bob page
08/04- added mesothelioma link to the links page
- added Mansell book link to the links page
- added cramped gunners image to the Albuquerque page
- added 2 morning report images to the KIA Aftermath page
- added co-author narrative and pic to the CAF FiFi page...Sacramento FiFi images to be added to gallery soon
09/26- added 3 virtual tour links to the B29 Aircraft page
- updated Meso links on the links page
11/21- added Jack Lebid page
- added image placeholders on the Z-7 page
- added another Meso help link to the links page
- embedded Saipan then and now video to the 500BG page
11/30- moved 9 image placeholders to the Lebid page from the Z-7 page.
- uploaded 13 images to the Lebid page
- swapped out clean Z-8 image on the Mission to Albuquerque page
12/02- Imported Brousek page to live site
12/28- Added 3 images to the Lebid page
2013 updates
8/06- added mesothelioma link to the links page
5/01-set up mobile display of the site
4/29-corrected Green Hornet page title and corrected page with 7 images
-added 4 memorial images to the Ogata page
4/12-added Dragin Lady Onshore image to the draggin lady page
4/09-added Irish Lassie image to the Albuquerque page
-removed dead video link of the Irish Lassie from the Albuquerque page
-added Z-49 Feathers image to the albuquerque page
-added color depiction of the Leading Lady to the Lawson page
-added two images to the B-29's of Saipan gallery on the galleries page (Z-23 & Z-30)
-added Hap resting on Saipan image to the Halloran page
4/08-added Tony fighter image to teh Ogata page
4/07-added book reference of Ciardi to the Links page
-added 3 document images on VHF from 25 Feb 45 to the Docs of interest page
-added 3 radar document images to the Uncle Bob page
-added 29 in flight image to the Lawson page
-added Ciardi/Cordray crew image to the Lawson page
-added Lawson's Bomber naming excerpt to the Lawson page
4/05-added image of Three Feathers to the Albuquerque page
- added two aircrew images to the Lawson page
- added personal touches of Saipan to the Lawson page
- added Green Hornet page and formatting
- added Green Hornet images and text to the hornet page
- added 2 Draggin' Lady images to the Draggin Lady page and one Draggin Lady image of the 40th BG
to the 29's of Tinian gallery on the galleries page
4/04-added one image of Mr. Lawson and narration to the Lawson page
- added Z-22 image to the Lawson page
- added straf article to the Lawson page
- added Loss of "Leading Lady" to the Lawson page
- added Z-22 loss-plausible explanation article to the Lawson page
- added 29 armament article to the Lawson page
- added 4 document images of 25yrs after WWII) to the Lawson page
- added top level narration to the Lawson page
4/03-added 3 POW camp images in substitution of 1 on the KIA Aftermath page
4/02-added Mr.Takaki's article of Ogata last combat to the Ogata page
-added Mr. Saikada's article to the Hap page
-added Happy Endings article to the Hap page
-added Arterburn and Lawson pages-need formattin of pages completed
- added newpaper article to the arterburn page
3/31- added B29 Missions book link to the links page
- created new Ogata page and formatting
- added images, captions, credits and narration to the Ogata page
- added "Tony" fighter image to the KIA Collision page
- added crew positions and food warmer narration to the 500th BG page
- added 2 copyrighted images to the B29's of Guam with permission by Mr. Offutt
3/13- added personal narrative and 2 herald document images to the Fields page
- reordered data on the Field page
3/06-added 6 document images to the Field page
2/27-added 4 images to the Field page- reordering yet to be considered
-added 11 document images to the Lucas page
2/23- added 5 images to the Field page and added T Square 54 restoration link to the links page
- added 2 images to the Hap Halloran page
2/22- added one image to the Field's page
02/21- added 4 images to the gallery (end of main general gallery)
- added Mission symbols on left side of fuselage clarification to the Aircrews/Mission page
- added 2 new pages to the site for Richard A. Field and George Lucas- laid in formatting to the pages
02/15- added dates and text to daily synposis on draggin lady page.
02/13- added 5 images to the Uncle Bob Youth images page
- added Hap image at memorial on Saipan to the Hap page
- added sub page of last letter not mailed to the Copelad page
- added war poster image to slideshow gallery
- added 3 images of H. Connor address book to the Connor page
- added two comments to the day to day synopsis on Mission to Albuquerque page
01/01- added 3 document images of record of planes and crews for 24 Nov 44 mission to the docs of interest page
- added nose art image of "Good Deal" to the Burgess page
- added Pride of Yankees image, link, and narrative to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added target magazine image to the docs of interest page
03/21 - add meso link to the links page
- added dated daily crew activities to the arbon page
- added 50MM gun image to the field page
- added 3 images to the tinian gallery on the photo galleries page
- added 4 images to the 500th bg page
- added image of article by e.pyle to the b29 aircraft page
- added Arbon aircrew name correction text to the arbon page
- added Doug Bulloch passing to the bulloch page
- added z8 high quality image to the mission to albuerque page
- added book link to the links page
- added b29 formation flyover image to bottom of dick field page
- added 4 images to the arbon page...medals, hat/gloves, uniforms, cooksons and arbon
- added arbon sleep image to the arbon page
04/06 - added 7 captions to images on the arbon page
- added Merrick narrative to top of merrick page
- added thank you text to top of merrick page
- added 4 mission document images to the merrick page
04/07 - added 4 images to merrick page
2016 updates
03/16 - added updated Brousek narrative to the Brousek page
10/16 - added Merrick page and formatting
- edited text on the home page and on the training page
- added one image to the gerson page bottom
- added 5 images to the Heffner page bottom
- added 1 image to the Reverence show car page bottom
12/3 - added Merrick page
-added Arbon page
- added formatting/layout to pages
- added 17 images to the Merrick page
- added 12 images to the Arbon page
- added 3 images to the Field page
- added 1 image to the Z-6 page
- added 1 color image to the Z 8 page top
2015 updates
03/15- added Velasco Draggin lady panel image to the Draggin Lady page
- added 4 video clip links to the Links page
05/26- created Jack L. Wright page
- added meso link to the Links page
- added 2 report images to the KIA Flight and collision page (need captions and tag descriptions)
- added Kobe damage image to the KIA Flight and collision page
- added 13 images to the Saipan 29 gallery
- added movie clip link of take off and landings to the links page
- added movie clip link of first raid on Tokyo to the links page
- added 2 images to the B29 Aircraft page
- added Z6 take off image to the Draggin Lady page
- embedded take off movie to the Draggin Lady page
- added 3 report images to the Misc Mission reports/Doc of Interest page
- added Visit to Crash site page
- added Co-Author statement to the Uncle Bob page
05/30- added 27 report images to the Misc Mission page
- added Japan War in Color to the Movie clip links section on the links page
- began populating visit to crash site memorial page with 4 images
- added 9 personal images to the Crash site memorial page
- added Japanese front page newspaper image to the crash site memorial page
09/26- added Copeland/Fitzgerald image to the Albuquerque page
- added to book titles to the reference section on the links page
- added Ogata image to the Ogata page
- added Copeland/Buddy image to the Copeland page
- added Lucas doc image to Lucas page
- added Uncle Bob Marksmen doc image to the Uncle Bob/Home Page
- added headstone image to the Augunas page
- added 3 reassignment doc images to the Augunas page
- corrected date in caption on the 500th page
- added army airfields map image to 500th page
- added Ogata narrative to the top of the Ogata page
- added Augunas narrative and 3 images to the Augunas page
- added 2 Chubba bldg. images to the bottom of the KIA-Aftermath page
- added narration under the Radar Approach Chart on the KIA-Flight and Collision page
- added 2 old police bldg. images and narration to the Augunas page
- added 2 memorial images to the bottom of the Ogata page
- added narration thank you to the Visit to Crash site/Memorial page
- added usaep org link to the links page
- created new meeting Ogata daughter page
- added large narration to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper image on meeting daughter page
- added narration on the Jack Wright page
- added large narration to the Lebid page
- added 2 POW camp images to the Visit to Crash site page - built after the war and no longer there
- added additional narration to the Visit to crash site page
- added bombing results image to the KIA- Flight and Collision page
- added DFC document image to the Lebid page
- added 3 Mission notes document images to the Lebid page
- added 5 Lebid images incl flight log book, ID, and medals to the Lebid page - many log pages yet to go
- added 3 new pages: Tribute Show Car, POWs in Hyogo Ken eye-witness accounts, crash of the
Z Square 8, and Returning Uncle Bob's Remains to the U.S. 1948
09/27- added 2 letter images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added Tony fighter image to the Ogata page
09/28- added two leave images to the Lebid page
- added Lebid comment narrative to the top of Lebid page
- added log book page gallery incl 25 gallery images
- added 3 fish kit images to the Lebid page
- added Jack Lebid first mission comments, appreciation narration to top of Lebid page
- added image captions to lower images on the Lebid page
- added Citation of Honor image to the Uncle Bob page
- added narration to the Curtis 2 page letter on the Albuquerque page
- added HS Grad image to the youth pic page
- added 4 Remains ID letter images to the KIA-Aftermath page
- added 3 images; metal tag, bracelet, and Medals to the Uncle Bob page
- added 8 Youth images to the youth pic page
- added bracelet caption to the image on the Uncle Bob page
- added Ogata home area map to the Ogata page
- added Uncle Bob image to the Uncle Bob page
- added two remains instruction image incl marker form on the KIA-Aftermath page
- added weight take off usage image document image to the Misc Reports/Docs of Interest page
- added 2 newspaper article doc images to the KIA Aftermath page
09/29 - added 4 mementos images to the Lebid page
- added 1 post card image to the Kobe visit page
- added 5 images to the new POW Camp page
- reordered left side menu of pages
- created two Uncle Bob menu pages; Training & KIA
- updated Home page-Uncle Bob for readability
- added image gallery to the Meeting daughter page
- added 13 images to the Meeting Daughter page incl 10 in the gallery
- added 19 images to the Tribute show car page(images need framed)
- added image gallery to the Visit Crash Site page
- added article image to the Augunas page
- added 1 image to Hap page
- added 1 barracks image to the POW page
09/30 - added 2 images of Z-6 to the Draggin Lady page
- added 7 images to the visit to crash site gallery
- added 3 Enola Gay images to the Tinian B-29's gallery on Photo Gallery page
- moved 6 document images from the Uncle Bob KIA page to the Returning Remains page
- added Mortuary Trains image gallery to the Returning Remains to U.S. page
- added 65 images to Mortuary Train gallery
- added 10 document/page images to the Returning Remains to U.S. page
- re-ordered left side page menu (again) / tweaked 4 page names
10/01 - moved Alice from Bud letter from remains page to Connor page
- added narration below the dress image on the Ogata page
- added 1 image to the visit to Crash site image gallery
- added quote and narration to the Lebid page
- added narration to the top of the Returning Remains page
- added newspaper article image to the KIA Aftermath page
- added war crime trials gallery to the KIA Aftermath page incl 10 images
- added Japanese War Trails Guide pdf link to the KIA-Aftermath page
- added Facebook Like/Share and count button to each page
10/04- added Lebid narration and correction to the Lebid page
10/05- added 3 unit citation document images to the 500th bomb page
- added 2 presidential citation document images to the 500th page
- added 1 image of Seder to the Jack Lebid page
- added I image of back of prisoner barracks to the POW page
- added 3 medals images to the Lebid page
- added 2 downloadable files of the 881st Aircraft disposition spreadsheet to the Aircrews and Missions page
- added 1 image of Sullivan in flight to the Lebid page
10/10 - added handwritten note to the Aircrews & missions page
- added Supine Sue image to the Saipan 29 gallery
- added 73rd Photo Group image to the 29 Saipan gallery
- added air raid report images to the Misc Mission and interesting docs page
- added 3 orders doc images Hansell to the misc mission and int doc page
- added 3 report documents of bombing mission code words to the misc mission and int doc page
- added a framed Z-7 image to the Lebid page
- added 1 take off image to the Z-10 Punchin Judy page
- added dairy accounts from the POW camp internees on the POW page
- added 33 images to the Wright page
- added image gallery to the Wright page w/30 images
10/11 - added 8 images to the Wright page
10/12 - revised narrative/bio on the Lebid page
- added 1 nose art image to the Z-10, Punchin Judy page
12/20 - added 5 images to the tribute car page
2014 updates
01/27- site maintenance; cleaned up dead links on the Links page
- added last flight info to the Farrell page
- added mesothelioma link to the links page
01/19- site maintenance; added social media button to all pages
02/25- added Farrell aircrew image to the Farrell page
04/13- added Veteran's day tribute to end of Farrell page
- added 9th bomb group dot org to the links page
- added 1st Incendiary report page to menu and page formatting
- added Kobe Incendiary Raid report page and formatting
04/14- uploaded and formatted 18 report images to the 1st incendiary page; Tokyo
- added tribute build page and images
04/16- added 23 report 2 images to the 1st incendiary page; Tokyo
- resized all images on 1st incendiary Tokyo page for readability
04/20- added 68 report images to the Kobe incendiary page
05/06- added new Z-8 model images to the tribute build, Mission to Albuquerque, and Uncle Bob home pages
- added Engineer's training video clip link to the links page
- updated Christie crew info on the KIA Flight and Collision page
- added a radar shop image to the Uncle Bob page
08/04- added mesothelioma link to the links page
- added Mansell book link to the links page
- added cramped gunners image to the Albuquerque page
- added 2 morning report images to the KIA Aftermath page
- added co-author narrative and pic to the CAF FiFi page...Sacramento FiFi images to be added to gallery soon
09/26- added 3 virtual tour links to the B29 Aircraft page
- updated Meso links on the links page
11/21- added Jack Lebid page
- added image placeholders on the Z-7 page
- added another Meso help link to the links page
- embedded Saipan then and now video to the 500BG page
11/30- moved 9 image placeholders to the Lebid page from the Z-7 page.
- uploaded 13 images to the Lebid page
- swapped out clean Z-8 image on the Mission to Albuquerque page
12/02- Imported Brousek page to live site
12/28- Added 3 images to the Lebid page
2013 updates
8/06- added mesothelioma link to the links page
5/01-set up mobile display of the site
4/29-corrected Green Hornet page title and corrected page with 7 images
-added 4 memorial images to the Ogata page
4/12-added Dragin Lady Onshore image to the draggin lady page
4/09-added Irish Lassie image to the Albuquerque page
-removed dead video link of the Irish Lassie from the Albuquerque page
-added Z-49 Feathers image to the albuquerque page
-added color depiction of the Leading Lady to the Lawson page
-added two images to the B-29's of Saipan gallery on the galleries page (Z-23 & Z-30)
-added Hap resting on Saipan image to the Halloran page
4/08-added Tony fighter image to teh Ogata page
4/07-added book reference of Ciardi to the Links page
-added 3 document images on VHF from 25 Feb 45 to the Docs of interest page
-added 3 radar document images to the Uncle Bob page
-added 29 in flight image to the Lawson page
-added Ciardi/Cordray crew image to the Lawson page
-added Lawson's Bomber naming excerpt to the Lawson page
4/05-added image of Three Feathers to the Albuquerque page
- added two aircrew images to the Lawson page
- added personal touches of Saipan to the Lawson page
- added Green Hornet page and formatting
- added Green Hornet images and text to the hornet page
- added 2 Draggin' Lady images to the Draggin Lady page and one Draggin Lady image of the 40th BG
to the 29's of Tinian gallery on the galleries page
4/04-added one image of Mr. Lawson and narration to the Lawson page
- added Z-22 image to the Lawson page
- added straf article to the Lawson page
- added Loss of "Leading Lady" to the Lawson page
- added Z-22 loss-plausible explanation article to the Lawson page
- added 29 armament article to the Lawson page
- added 4 document images of 25yrs after WWII) to the Lawson page
- added top level narration to the Lawson page
4/03-added 3 POW camp images in substitution of 1 on the KIA Aftermath page
4/02-added Mr.Takaki's article of Ogata last combat to the Ogata page
-added Mr. Saikada's article to the Hap page
-added Happy Endings article to the Hap page
-added Arterburn and Lawson pages-need formattin of pages completed
- added newpaper article to the arterburn page
3/31- added B29 Missions book link to the links page
- created new Ogata page and formatting
- added images, captions, credits and narration to the Ogata page
- added "Tony" fighter image to the KIA Collision page
- added crew positions and food warmer narration to the 500th BG page
- added 2 copyrighted images to the B29's of Guam with permission by Mr. Offutt
3/13- added personal narrative and 2 herald document images to the Fields page
- reordered data on the Field page
3/06-added 6 document images to the Field page
2/27-added 4 images to the Field page- reordering yet to be considered
-added 11 document images to the Lucas page
2/23- added 5 images to the Field page and added T Square 54 restoration link to the links page
- added 2 images to the Hap Halloran page
2/22- added one image to the Field's page
02/21- added 4 images to the gallery (end of main general gallery)
- added Mission symbols on left side of fuselage clarification to the Aircrews/Mission page
- added 2 new pages to the site for Richard A. Field and George Lucas- laid in formatting to the pages
02/15- added dates and text to daily synposis on draggin lady page.
02/13- added 5 images to the Uncle Bob Youth images page
- added Hap image at memorial on Saipan to the Hap page
- added sub page of last letter not mailed to the Copelad page
- added war poster image to slideshow gallery
- added 3 images of H. Connor address book to the Connor page
- added two comments to the day to day synopsis on Mission to Albuquerque page
01/01- added 3 document images of record of planes and crews for 24 Nov 44 mission to the docs of interest page
- added nose art image of "Good Deal" to the Burgess page
- added Pride of Yankees image, link, and narrative to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added target magazine image to the docs of interest page
2012 updates
12/20- added fuel transfer image to the B-29 page
- reworked entire tail designations page to include image snippets by Mark Styling
- added link to Mark Styling's site on the links page
- added Christmas Dinner '44 to the Docs of Interest page
12/03- completed image uploads for the Guam 29's gallery
12/01-added two images of tail markings to the Islands aircraft designations page
- added Tinian 29's gallery images; uploading completed
- added Guam 29's gallery images; uploading not completed
11/30- added multiple images to the Siapan 29's gallery; completing this galleries uploads
11/28-added bombing of Kobe image to the KIA-F/C page (actual image)
- added images to the Guam, Tinian, and Siapan galleries section
11/11- added 3 sections of B29's from Saipan, Tinian, Guam, images added to Siapan and page layouts to the gallery page
- added 6 misc base images from Saipan to the 500th BG page
- added image of letter text from D. Bulloch on Bob Cookson to the Bulloch page
- added rear of image captions to the Saipan B29's images section
- edited page name of Photo Gallery to Photo Galleries due to 4 different galleries contained within page
11/04- added "Back to top" navigational aide link buttons up to letters 43 page & Unofficial History page
- added Kobe customized map image w/ approx flight path to the KIA-F/C page
- moved 28 July Flimsy report from Uncle Bob page to Misc/Docs page
11/02- swapped out Kobe area map with customized image
11/01- added narrative to Three Feathers document image of Three Feathers on Albuquerque page
- added possible crash sites image and narrative to the KIA- F/C page
- added Kobe area map to the KIA- F/C page
- added "Back to top" navigational aide link buttons to the first four pages. Other pages pending
10/31- added Gunner Claim form (3) images to Misc page
- added Gunner Specialist report form (3) images to Misc page
- added Squadron report of Jap Fighter attacks to the Misc page
- added (2) images of 73rd Bomb Wing Mission Report for 27 Jan 1945 to the Misc page
- added (2) images of 497_23Jan45_Nagoya_0103 to the Misc page
- added image Consolidated Mission Report for the 497th Bomb Group for the 3 Dec 44 mission to
Musashino to the Misc page
- added Chaplain blessing B-29's @ takeoff image to the 500th BG page
- moved video simulation from Uncle Bob page to new Flight and Collision page
- moved 15 KOBE AFTERMATH 17 Mar 45 rrom the Aircrews/Missions page to the KIA Aftermath page
- moved 5 elements from the KIA Aftermath page to the KIA Crash/Collision page
- added Fitz escorting home the "Three Feathers" document image to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added IPKOBE document image to the KIA Flight/Collison page
- added japanese POW site text to the KIA aftermath page
- added pdf file of official report to the KIA aftermath page
- added the OFFICIAL 21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report (#43) to the KIA aftermath pages
(4 pdf dnlds) to get to upload
- added bombing, Flight, and takeoff time images to the KIA flight/collision page
- added one mission doc image to the KIA Flight/collision page
- added Kobe flight plan for all groups document image to the KIA F/C page
- added a dnld file of Fire From the Sky on the KIA aftermath page
- added 3 lost aircraft/crews from Kobe mission to teh KIA F/C page
- added A Square 48 mission report document image to the KIA F/C page
10/26- moved Queen report to Misc page
- multiple minor edits to several pages
10/25- added 17 March 1945 page
- edited the Misc page title and moved Gen. Handy doc from Connor page
- split file 3 of Maples manuscript and uploaded results to the Maples page
- added 7 images of typical medals awarded to the 500th BG page
10/24-added air medal image to to H.Connor page
- added Ernie Pyle article to the B29 aircraft page
- competed text formatting of the Booze Hound and Draggin Lady pages
- added 3 images of Draggin' Lady damage to the lady's page
- added rememberances of Charles Maples image to the Maples page
- added 2 current images of Z-49, Three Feathers to the Albuquerque page
- added 2 page images of Maples Tokyo Requiem to the Maples page
- added jeep image of Lady Crew to the Lady page
10/22- added 2 incendiary raid images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added Air Medal image to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added DFC medal orders images and DFC medal image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 3 page images of the official USAAF notice of those MIA, to the 500th BG page
10/16-added narrative to the Farrell page
- added synopsis of day to day life to the Draggin' Lady page- needs formatting fixed
- added synopsis of day to day life to the Booze Hound page- needs formatting fixed
10/15-added bomb delivery order image to the Connor page
- added Misc Mission Reports page to the site
- added 10 images to the Misc Mission Report page
- completed text formatting of the Dodds diary on the Dodds page
- added 4 book references to the links page
10/03-added link to Flickr webpage of 83 images by MSHennessy to the links page
- added 5 images of RCM to the Uncle Bob page
- added Maples manuscript (2/3-file 3 has to be slpit) to the Maples page
- added image of Dodds by Z-6 to the Dodds page
- added Dodds diary to the Dodds page- (needs reformatted)
- added propaganda leaflet to the 500th BG page
- added battle damage image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added ditching practice image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Booze Hound in flight group image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Field Crew at Walker AFB image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 3 images of Charles Maples to the bottom of the Maples page
- added 4 images of Draggin' lady to the page
10/01-added day to day synopsis of Fitzgerald crew to the Mission to Albuequerque page
09/21- corrected multiple typos, enlarged weather mission images on the aircrews page, moved Eiler's diary to
to Albuquerque page
09/09- added image captions to the H. Connor page
- added caption to Scott field image
- added "Tail Wind" image to the gallery
- added Z-6 hanger damage narrative to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 2 images to the gallery from P. Meyers
- added RCM pdf and narrative to the 500th BG page
- added 3 hardstand images to the 500th BG page
- added pre bomb loading image to gallery (V-32)
09/02- added 3 images and downloadable file link for Special order 202 to the Draggin' Lady page
- added downloadable file link of cemetary codes to the bottom of the KIA page
- added 9 images to the gallery
- added 2 newspaper articles to the 500th page
- added Herschel W. Connor page and content
- added wartime chronology to the Uncle Bob page/training section
- added 882nd group at takeoff to the 500th page
- added WWII Honoree image and commerative images (2), to Redina page
- added sub page Connor War Diary to the Herschel page and content
- added 6 images of Ben Eiler's diary to the end of Draggin Lady page
08/11- swapped Tyndall Field Gunnery schl pic and roster on Uncle Bob page
- added new page for Uncle Bob youth images
- added 8 images to the Uncle Bob youth images page
- moved youth image from Uncle Bob page to Uncle Bob youth image page
- added one image to Uncle Bob page, image location and time period unknow at this time
- added 4 Tyndall Field images to the gallery
- added 4 Scott Field images to the gallery
04/15- added primary image/ 3 zoom images and comments of J. Bowman. Image of 500th BG aircraft on Saipan to the
500th BG page.
- added 5 radio ops station images to the Maples pages from B. Striefer
03/31- added Hap's Reflections to Hap's page
- enhanced page titles
- corrected two image captions on the Maples page
- added Bowman comments on Fitzgerald on the Albuquerque page
- added dnld file of 500th BG SSDI to the 500th BG page
03/15- added Marc Gerson quote to the top of Gerson page
- added "Uncle Bob" to the page titles of letters
- edited 3 image captions on the Maples page
03/03- added text to image of Bulloch @ T-54 on Bulloch page
- added additional Bulloch thought on A/C Calhoun to the Bulloch page
- added Bulloch on Cookson thoughts to the Uncle Bob page
- edited caption for accuracy of Z-6 at IP on the Draggin' Lady page
- added Richard Dodds page
- updated Waddy's Wagon clip link on the links page and added call out on the uncle bob page/near bottom
- added site link for Star Duster, A Square 30 on the links page (cygnuschronicles)
- added 2 images of Z-7 and narration from J.Bowman to Z-7 page
- added nose art removal letter to the 500th BG page
- added 3-73rd BW reunion photos to the Rendina page
- added addt'l image of Z-6 at Fuji IP to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Bud Farrell '51 image to the gallery
- added 2 images of Radio to the Maples page
- added 6 images of Radio operator's station to the Maples page
- added 2 page links to the Z-7 Thomas crew on the Z-7 page
02/26- added Saipan image and Bowman narrative to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added Conn Crew image to the Nina Ross page
- corrected spelling of Z-7 Hells Belle's
- added top quote to Heffner page
- added stinger in the tail image to the Redina page
- updated Redina history on Redina page
- added top quote to the Uncle Bob page
- added 4 aircrew images where orig members were dispersed to on Redina page
- moved 5 images from gallery to the Copeland page
- moved 1 image from gallery to the Bulloch page
- moved 1 image from gallery to the Uncle Bob page
- moved 10 images from the gallery to the Heffner page
- added 4 image captions to Heffner page
- added night take off image to the 500th BG page
- added Draggin' Lady crash text to the Draggin' Lady page
- added RCM text to the 500th BG page
- added Hap at shrine text to KIA page
- added Bowman "Three Feathers" image and text to the Albuquerque page
02/12- added KIA data in image header on Uncle Bob page
- moved image of Irish Lassie from gallery to Albuquerque page as another aircraft assisted
- added 3pg Naming of the Draggin Lady to the Redina page
- added WWII Aircraft Facts page and text
- added Draggin' Lady image and caption to the Redina page
- added secondary Z-6 crew roster to Redina page
- added two quotes to the Maples page
- added Pearson 2 crew image and text to the Heffner page
- added McNamer crew of Z-7 to the Redina page
- added Jan 45 mission to Redina page
- added Prior to take off image and caption to Redina page
- added two new pages, Z-7 and Z-10
- added crew images to those pages
- moved Punchin' Judy image from 500th bomb page to Z-10 page
- moved (2) McNamer crew images to new Z-7 page
- added Auerbach image of Booze crew to Draggin' Lady page
- added touching sidenote to treatment quote to Redina page
- added Copeland history text to Copeland page
- added McNamer crew image to Heffner page
- added Holy Joe image to the Heffner page
- added Winning Your Wings vid clip link by J.Stewart to the links page
- added Movement order to the Redina page
- added Bricker Crew Z-1 to the Redina page
- added Heffner hisory to the heffner page
- added 7 images to the Heffner page
- added bomb load and Dauntless Dotty images to the Heffner page
02/05- swapped out crew position image on the Albuqueque page
- corrected crew position diagrams and text on Albuquerque page
- repositioned Brinkerhoff text to pre-letters on KIA page
- added image, caption and text to the Redina page
- added Purple Heart image to the KIA page
- created Jack Heffner page
- added Draggin Lady at Fuji image to the Draggin Lady page
- added Sgt. Pilz incendiary bomb image to the 500th Bomb group page
- added B-29 #076 restoration link to the links page
- added tail insignia text to bottom of aircraft designations page
- edited the Conner and Bond colored note on the Albuquerque page
- added text under Skyuta crew image on the Gerson page
- edited caption of Cookson brothers on Uncle Bob page
- moved the japaneese B29's are our enemy to top of KIA page
- moved Saipan Superforts by Lieff 444 from the 500th Bomb group page to the
Albuquerque page based on linked reference information
- added 7 image documents to the Copeland page
- added sub page Last letter-Fitz to the Copeland page and added 6 image documents to the page
- added 3 more image documents to the Copeland page
- added 1 image document to the Aircrews/Missions page near bottom-Kobe aftermath
- added 4 images to the KIA page- Hap at crash site
- reworked layout of 11pg Crash Report of Z-8 on the KIA page
- completed formatting work on the Robert E. Copeland diary
01/29- added B29 assembly image to the B29 aircraft page
- multiple text corrections-various pages
- added B29 aircraft specifications to the B29 aircraft page
- added Whaley text before report on the B29 Aircraft page
- added Lemay order circumvention text to the 500th Bomb Group page
- moved (R.Cookson) text from Aircrews/Missions page to the Maples page
- added Irvin crew image and caption to the Maples page
- added two website links to the links page
- added top quote to top of Hap's page
- added top quote to top of Farrell page
- added top quote to top of Bulloch page
- added top quote to top of Augunas page
- added top quote to top of Copeland page
- added J.Brown crew and caption to the Draggin Lady page
- added McNamer crew of Z-7 to Albuqueque page with caption
- added Hatch crew image to the Nina Ross page
- added Romeo Rendina page and text
- added Bob and Dick Cookson 1924 image to the Uncle Bob page
- added Gerson Sykuta crew image to the Gerson page
- added tailgunner's book link to the links page
- moved Jan 22, 1944 letter to Jan 22, 1945 based on letter content not date
- added two memorial images to the KIA page
- added two images to the gallery
- added 27 images of documents to the Copeland page
- added 2 images of body locations to the KIA page
- added camp layout image to the KIA page
01/21- added Henry Sakaida book link to the Links page
- added new page Mariana islands aircraft designations and text. Images to be added
- added radar cartoon image to the Uncle Bob page
- added T Square 54 image to the gallery
- added Chris Bulloch image to the Bulloch page
- added radar station images (2), to the Uncle Bob page
- added suggested reading to Hap's page
- added newspaper text to the Farrell page
- added text to History of the 73rd Wing page
- added the war diary of Robert Copeland to his page-needs formatting work yet
- added nose wheel and hatches info w/images to The B29 aircraft page
- added American POW's in Japan to the KIA page
- added Boeing B29's plant/aircraft for war image to The B29 aircraft page
- added crew tunnel images (3) to The B29 aircraft page
- added text to Haps page before book and site reference on page
- added general Bomb Group info to the 500th Bomb Group page
01/07- added The Last Bomb video clip link to the links page
- changed text and title colors for readibility concerns
01/02- changed crash video link to full version
Year 2011
12/26- added D. Bulloch image to the Bulloch page
- added reference book link to the Links page
12/25- created new pages: Bulloch, Maples, from the Draggin' Lady page, Copeland from the Mission to
Albuquerque page and Gerson from the Booze Hound page.
transferred images and text to appropriate new pages
12/10- corrected fromatting issues from conversion_all pages
12/9 - added turret guide image to the B29 aircraft page
- added Bulloch story additon to the Draggin'Lady page. In context of existing Bulloch interview recount.
- added flight and fuel comsumption data to the B29 Aircraft page
- added 10 images of "Hap" Halloran Interment at Arlington National
11/27- converted entire site to left menu-needs additional tweaking of formatting
11/25- added Z tail section image to the gallery
- added formatting to the Unofficial History page
11/17- added 205 image elements and 205 images to the Unofficial History page
11/15- added Col. Farrell Memoirs to the Frisco Nannie Z34 page
11/13 - added crew narration/captions to Farrell Crew Frisco Nannie page
- created new page for Unofficial history of the 73rd wing
11/06 - added Whaley article to the B29 page
- added narrative to the Frisco Nannie page
- added captions to the Walker Talker articles on the Draggin' Lady page
- added two missing pages to the Unofficial history of the 73rd wing page
- corrected many formatting errors from left menu site conversion
10/30 - moved Aircraft Recognition award newspaper article to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 2 page letter_Farrell to Shupak to the Z-34 Frisco Nannie page
10/23 - added link to 1945 Freeman Field Airshow to the links page
- added Walker-Talker article on Hays Pool opening to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Walker-Talker article on Aircraft Recognition Award to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added 9 images to the gallery, incl Kobe aerial and other images
- updated 27 Nov 44 narrative under Maples interview on the Draggin' Lady page
- added James A. Farrell page
- added 5 images to Farrell page
- changed menu Aircrews Served to Aircrews/Missions
- added Nina Ross Z-9 page
- added 8 images to Z-9 page
- added P47 Scrapper image to the gallery
- updated 8 Dec 44 narrative on the Aircrews/Missions page
09/05- completed crash sim upload and added active link to it on the Uncle Bob page
09/04 - added propeller image to the B29 page
- added 5 images to the 500th BG page- pair of Isley field installation, B-29 in flight, and last mission board of the 500th BG, Punchin' Judy and crew
- added 8 images to the gallery- inter-island baseball, Col. Tibbetts, crash images
- added one image of Holy Joe and crew text to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added link layout to crash simulation teaser on the Uncle Bob page
08/31- added B29 over Mt. Fuji image to the gallery
08/13- added 39th BG bockscar image and caption to the gallery
08/08- embedded new FiFi self-shot clip on the FiFi page
- added journal entry for 27 June 44 to the Draggin' Lady page
08/07- embedded FiFi onboard camara footage to the FiFi page
- added MACR #13079 (Missing Air Crew Report), to the KIA page
- updated Facebook badge on specifc pages
08/05- added caption text to camera image in the gallery
08/03-removed two images from the Augunas page
- added Possible bomb targets - Tokyo link to the links page
- added Hap Halloran page intro text
- added Algy augunas page intro text
07/30- reworked Hap Halloran page. Moved Hap images from gallery to Hap page
- added image documents to the Algy Augunas page
- added images to FiFi page and removed FiFi images from the gallery
- added the Tokyo Fiels Order for 09 March 1945 to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added hover tags to all images on Hap's, Algy's, and FiFi's pages
07/29 - added link to the Copeland site to the links page
- added link to Hog Wild -"Memories from Those Who Were There" page on the links page
- added link to KPTV of Tucson coverage of last flight of " It's Hawg Wild" from China Lake to England - links page
- added Charles R. Maples image statement and commentary text to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Algy Augunas page under "more..."
- added images and text of assisted aircraft "Three Feathers Z-49", to the Augunas page
- added image of K22 radar camera to the gallery
- added link to Pleural Mesothelioma information site to the links page
07/15 - added bombgroup text and link to the 500th bombgroup pag under Aircrews Served
- added Air Force mesothelioma information site link to the Links page
07/11 - added final flight info on Hap on the Uncle Bob page
- added Cutler positioning text on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added Birth of a B-29 parts 1-3 links to the Links page
- added B-29 color footage link to the Links page
- added additional text from Doug Bulloch interview to the Draggin' Lady page
06/14 - created Hap Halloran page and added 8 page booklet and 2 images
- created FiFi page and embedded clip of Cincinnati Lunken Airport visit/ride
- added image gallery to the FiFi page
06/09 - added High Flight sonnet to the 500th Bomb group page
- added two embedded Hanger Workshop video clips to the Links page
06/08 - added link to the 444th bomb group page on Links page
- added Field Crew Sea rescue training image to the Draggin' Lady page
- embedded Saipan Superforts clip on the 500th Bomb Group page
- added two images of Rattlesnake Bomber base to the gallery
05/21 - added text to H.Connor ICR on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added multiple images of Hap Halloran and FiFi to the gallery
- added text and captions to the memorial images on the KIA page
- updated "Waddy's Wagon" clip link on the Links page
- added "Beer Bottles Over Tokyo" newspaper article image to the gallery
05/11 - added 5 memorial images to the KIA Info page
05/01 - added Associated Press newspaper article about Incendiary Raids on Kobe to the 500th Bomb Group page
- updated video link to "Waddy's Wagon on the Links page
04/28 - added memoriam text to the Billy Burgess page
04/26 - added cemetary placard to the Billy Burgess page
04/25 - added ground crew images for Z-6 on the Draggin' Lady page and Z-8 on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- edited spelling on univerdsal page title and edited caption on last image on Draggin' Lady page
04/23 - reworked Billy Burgess memoir page to a manual advance slideshow after re-assembly of images back into the pages
- added "Uncle Jack" B-17 link to Links page
- added Charles R. Maples memoir slideshow to the Draggin' Lady page
04/22 - added group Citation award link to the 500th Bomb group page
- added Gunnery School Manual, Tyndal Field link to the Links page
- added 3 images of FiFi to the gallery
- added Oscar kill to the Billy Burgess page
04/04 - edited caption on Bombs Away image. 500th Bomb Group page
04/08 - added 2 more airmedal document images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added narration to the Queen crew bombardier notes on the Uncle Bob page this should be moved to the 500th bomb group page
- added 4 Worldwar2Treasure Air Raid clip links to the links page
- edited formatting errors on Reference Books listing on the links page
04/07 - added AirMedal Letter and ICR images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added two images of Isley Field to the gallery
- fixed Booze Crew names on the Draggin' Lady page
- added two Hangar Workshop Productions clips from vimeo to the video section>links page
- added 2 narratives to Herschel Connor images on the KIA page. Reworked layout for better readability
- fixed broken link of Mr. Okada's website on links page
- added Doug Bulloch narrative to the Draggin' Lady page...considering separate Bulloch page
- added 3 images of Queen crew handwritten mission notes to the Uncle Bob page
- added reference book list to links page
04/04 - added Enola Gay image to the gallery
04/03 - added rammed Ben Kordis B29 image to the gallery page
- added new page "The B29 Aircraft"-this page to contain images and data specific to the aircraft itself
- added multiple resource links to the links page
- added Mr. Okada's website "Recollection of B-29" and Newsreel to links page
- added 3 document images of Lt. Copeland to the KIA page
- added links to Irish Lassie story and video footage of crash to the links page
- split 80 page .pdf of Howlett interiors and uploaded to B29 Aircraft page
- added two Saipan images to the gallery
- added two images to the B29 aircraft page and moved 2 from the gallery
- moved the B29 Aircraft and Billy Burgess pages up in appearing order under the "more" menu
- added text to page headers to honor other "B29er's of the Marianna's"
04/02 - added Herschel Connor flight notes to KIA page
- added James O. Thomas article to the KIA page
- resized Burgess Memoir's
03/29 - converted all memoir pages from doc to jpeg. uploaded layout. started uploading page images to Billy Burgess page. (will need sizing after upload completed)
03/28 - added "Putt-Putt" image and caption to the Uncle Bob page
- added video clip by Mark Maloy of "Waddy's Wagon" fame to the Links page. This is a You-tube clip about his Uncle Bob, who was a bombardier on a B-29 called
"Sky Scrapper" and flown by John Gavin. Clip titled "The Captain and the Bombardier". It shows a picture of Mike's dad in front of "Holy Joe" after that plane had a
run-a-way propeller and the fuselage broke in two upon landing, after it crashed into and destoyed the "Skyscrapper." This is the incident where the
"Mission to Albuequerque" including our Uncle Bob escorted Jack Heffner's plane all the way home from Japan.
03/27 - added 500th bomb group website link to Links page
- added Gerson images to the Booze Hound page (16 images)
- added caption for Gerson images on the Booze Hound page
03/26 - added 3 Copeland images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
03/25 - added caption to the Maples interview on the Draggin' Lady page
- added war poster slideshow to the Photo Gallery page
- added O'er the Ramparts war poster to Aircrews served > 500th Bomb Group page
- added Doug Bulloch image to the photo gallery
- added 3 reports to the Uncle Bob page bottom
- added radarman station image to the Uncle Bob page
- added a Billy Burgess page and uploaded memoir's and image documents-will change the presentation of this page in the future as time permits
- added Mission Synopsis text to KIA page
03/24 - added link to Washington Times Newsletter on the Links page
03/20 - added Charles R. Maples video interview to the Draggin' Lady page
03/12 - added additional link to the Douglas F. Bulloch interview and laid in format for Charles R. Maples interview on the Draggin' Lady page
03/04 - edited crew caption of Mission to Albuquerque image,same page
03/02 - added two Z7 images and captions to the photo gallery
- added letter/image of newspaper article to KIA page
- corrected incorrect attribution of web link on Mission to Albuquerque page
02/22 - added 8 images and captions to the "Draggin' Lady" page
- edited the Booze crew "Kneeling L to R" crewmember caption
- added a link to the Doug Bulloch Interview on the Links page
02/20 - added caption information to image #76 of the gallery
- added crew notation to Z Square 8 image on the Mission to Albuquerque page
02/19 - added last flight information on Bill Royster below "Flak Alley" poem-5ooth Bomb Group page
02/13 - added June 16 page to 1944 letters section and moved a may letter
- Fixed Waddy's Wagon link that was broken
- edited minor text corrections/additions
02/12 - added 3 links to the links page
02/10 - added multiple images to the photo gallery
-added Weather Strike Mission report images to the Aircrews Served page
- added to links to the Links page
02/06 - added 4 images from Jack Heffner's scrapbook to the photo gallery (courtesy M.Heffner)
01/30 - added 4 images of James E. Bowman (LaMarche-Holdridge crew (#224), 882nd Sq., 500th BG.) to the photo gallery
- corrected Mann image 2 caption
- added caption text to Amos in bomber jacket image in photo gallery
01/29 - added link to "Hap" Halloran's site on the Links page
- added link to Lt. Robert E. Copeland's War Diary on the Links page
- added 5 images of B. Mann to photo gallery, and 3 additional images of Amos
- moved and edited "Clip links in this color below" to "Movie clips in this color below". Located just above movie clips on Links page for clarity
- swapped out Field and Calhoun images for better images on the Draggin' Lady and Booze Hound pages
01/26 - edited text on Aircrews Served, Mission to Albuquerque, KIA Info pages
- added 1 image of Bill and Amos to the photo gallery
01/25 - added MIA/KIA Honor Roll Image to the KIA Info page
01/22 - reversed the KIA page name change back to KIA Info
- added new narrative to KIA Info page
- added facebook "Like" buttons for ease of friend sharing to some site pages
01/20 - changed the KIA Info name to KIA / POW
01/16 - added Amos and Bill to the Photo Gallery
01/15 - added "8 Dec 44 Mission account" to the Aircrews Served page. Under mission details and clarification section
- added POW letter images to the KIA page
01/12 - added new narrative to the Uncle Bob page
- added text and format elements to new POW letters on the KIA Info page
01/08 - added several clip links to the Links page
01/07 - added "Flak Alley" poem by Bill Royster to 500th Bomb Group page
01/06 - added links and B-29 animation to the Links page
- corrected typos on hover tags
- added "snapshots" feature to site (displays quick site snapshot of outbound links for users) - see the Links page for biggest impact
01/05 - edited misc text items on KIA page, Mission to Albuquerque page, and 500th Bomb Group page
01/03 - added Last IFR report narration text to the KIA Info page
- reviewed and edited hover tag text on Uncle Bob page, KIA Info and all pages of the Aircrews Served pages
01/02 - added mission clarification statements to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added Last IFR report to the KIA page/awaiting narrative text
01/01 - added 20th Emblem to header images, all pages
- changed aircrew menu order Booze Hound to lead Draggin' Lady
- added Siapan Memorial plaque to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added 2 images of Isley Field, Siapan to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added 3D model animation to Uncle Bob page (courtesy N. Krahne)
- added Mission details and clarifications to the Aircrews Served page
- added clarification text on the Booze Hound page
- deleted 2 incorrect aircraft images from the Draggin' Lady page
- replaced Booze Hound nosepaint image w/ like and text
- customized aircrew postion image on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- moved Holy Joe up in position on the Mission to Albuquerque page
12/28 - edited test on KIA Info page > first image> to read "Mission to Albuquerque" from "Z Square 8"
- edited Aircrews Served page aborted missions text from red to grey and added astersik to align with lower asterisk statement
- edited title text of Draggin Lady page and Booze Hound pages to align w/ Mission to Albuquerque page
- edited multiple grammatical corrections on the Aircrews Served page
- re arranged order of Aircrews Served sub menu's
- moved B-29 in flight image to 500th Bomb group page from Draggin' Lady page
- added images and dropshadows to Draggin'Lady page
12/27 - added image of original Z Square 8 at Isley Field, Saipan on Mission to Albuquerque page
- added dropshadow effects to some images on Mission to Albuquerque page
- added dropshadow effects to Uncle Bob and some images on his page
- added dropshadow effects to some images on the Draggin' Lady page
- added dropshadow effects to some images on the Booze Hound page
12/26 - Completed SEO page title, descriptions and meta tag input
- added Dennison Train Depot postcard to the Uncle Bob page
- added 4 Miami postcards to letters sections by postmarked date
- added links to Links page
12/25 - added site map
- started adding individual page titles,descriptions, & meta tag words for SEO
- submitted the site URL to Bing and Yahoo for site crawl and indexing-> Google already submitted (see below)
- added "Links" page. (Content to be added later)
12/24- added site counter and live location indicator to bottom of Uncle Bob page
- corrected both Letters pages content listings
12/23- corrected date on Jan 1945 letters page
- corrected missions on Aircrews Served page
- moved Jan 09, 1944 letter to Jan 09, 1945
- added Flight Journal Magazine quote on Aircrews Served page
12/22- moved Jan 13, 1943 letter to Jan 13, 1944- dated in error/postmark verified
- added Glenn to Lt. Pavey text and removed source note on Draggin Lady page
- added additional story text to Draggin Lady page
- replaced story text for Booze Hound aircrew
- added story text for Calhoun aircrew on Booze Hound page
12/21- added storyline under Mission to Albuquerque page
- corrected title on 500th Bomb Wing page
- added Head stone image to KIA Info page
- added Missions to Aircrews Served page
- added Saipan map to Aircrews Served page
- added Change of Address to Nov. '44 letters
- added Louisville post card to July '43 letters
12/19- added Tyndal text Uncle Bob page
- added image credits to site
- uploaded 19pg Fukubayashi report to KIA Info page
- submitted site url to search engine verification. Can take up to 48hrs to several months to complete processing
- added dates of newspaper clippings on KIA Info page
- corrected typos on Tyndal text, Uncle Bob page
- added flight crewmen and radar operator wings to Uncle Bob page
- added dropshadows to header images and Western Union telegram on KIA Info
12/18- added image of Fitzgerald Aircrew to Mission to Albuerque page along with aircrew ID's
- added August 1944 page to Letters
- added August 4 page letter
- deleted title header from each page that read "Letters from Robert Cookson Sr."; added "Tribute to Robert D. Cookson, Sr."
- added black border trim to images-consistency check
- added grey borders to all letter page images-consistency check
- cropped Draggin' Lady image- in water/lost
- enlarged 881st patch on headers
- completed captions on images in photo gallery
- substituted original firebombing image for enhanced version on 500th Bomb Group page
- added additional newspaper clipping image and readable text to the KIA Info page
- added Douglas MacArthur letter to the KIA Info page
- reworked entire tail designations page to include image snippets by Mark Styling
- added link to Mark Styling's site on the links page
- added Christmas Dinner '44 to the Docs of Interest page
12/03- completed image uploads for the Guam 29's gallery
12/01-added two images of tail markings to the Islands aircraft designations page
- added Tinian 29's gallery images; uploading completed
- added Guam 29's gallery images; uploading not completed
11/30- added multiple images to the Siapan 29's gallery; completing this galleries uploads
11/28-added bombing of Kobe image to the KIA-F/C page (actual image)
- added images to the Guam, Tinian, and Siapan galleries section
11/11- added 3 sections of B29's from Saipan, Tinian, Guam, images added to Siapan and page layouts to the gallery page
- added 6 misc base images from Saipan to the 500th BG page
- added image of letter text from D. Bulloch on Bob Cookson to the Bulloch page
- added rear of image captions to the Saipan B29's images section
- edited page name of Photo Gallery to Photo Galleries due to 4 different galleries contained within page
11/04- added "Back to top" navigational aide link buttons up to letters 43 page & Unofficial History page
- added Kobe customized map image w/ approx flight path to the KIA-F/C page
- moved 28 July Flimsy report from Uncle Bob page to Misc/Docs page
11/02- swapped out Kobe area map with customized image
11/01- added narrative to Three Feathers document image of Three Feathers on Albuquerque page
- added possible crash sites image and narrative to the KIA- F/C page
- added Kobe area map to the KIA- F/C page
- added "Back to top" navigational aide link buttons to the first four pages. Other pages pending
10/31- added Gunner Claim form (3) images to Misc page
- added Gunner Specialist report form (3) images to Misc page
- added Squadron report of Jap Fighter attacks to the Misc page
- added (2) images of 73rd Bomb Wing Mission Report for 27 Jan 1945 to the Misc page
- added (2) images of 497_23Jan45_Nagoya_0103 to the Misc page
- added image Consolidated Mission Report for the 497th Bomb Group for the 3 Dec 44 mission to
Musashino to the Misc page
- added Chaplain blessing B-29's @ takeoff image to the 500th BG page
- moved video simulation from Uncle Bob page to new Flight and Collision page
- moved 15 KOBE AFTERMATH 17 Mar 45 rrom the Aircrews/Missions page to the KIA Aftermath page
- moved 5 elements from the KIA Aftermath page to the KIA Crash/Collision page
- added Fitz escorting home the "Three Feathers" document image to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added IPKOBE document image to the KIA Flight/Collison page
- added japanese POW site text to the KIA aftermath page
- added pdf file of official report to the KIA aftermath page
- added the OFFICIAL 21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report (#43) to the KIA aftermath pages
(4 pdf dnlds) to get to upload
- added bombing, Flight, and takeoff time images to the KIA flight/collision page
- added one mission doc image to the KIA Flight/collision page
- added Kobe flight plan for all groups document image to the KIA F/C page
- added a dnld file of Fire From the Sky on the KIA aftermath page
- added 3 lost aircraft/crews from Kobe mission to teh KIA F/C page
- added A Square 48 mission report document image to the KIA F/C page
10/26- moved Queen report to Misc page
- multiple minor edits to several pages
10/25- added 17 March 1945 page
- edited the Misc page title and moved Gen. Handy doc from Connor page
- split file 3 of Maples manuscript and uploaded results to the Maples page
- added 7 images of typical medals awarded to the 500th BG page
10/24-added air medal image to to H.Connor page
- added Ernie Pyle article to the B29 aircraft page
- competed text formatting of the Booze Hound and Draggin Lady pages
- added 3 images of Draggin' Lady damage to the lady's page
- added rememberances of Charles Maples image to the Maples page
- added 2 current images of Z-49, Three Feathers to the Albuquerque page
- added 2 page images of Maples Tokyo Requiem to the Maples page
- added jeep image of Lady Crew to the Lady page
10/22- added 2 incendiary raid images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added Air Medal image to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added DFC medal orders images and DFC medal image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 3 page images of the official USAAF notice of those MIA, to the 500th BG page
10/16-added narrative to the Farrell page
- added synopsis of day to day life to the Draggin' Lady page- needs formatting fixed
- added synopsis of day to day life to the Booze Hound page- needs formatting fixed
10/15-added bomb delivery order image to the Connor page
- added Misc Mission Reports page to the site
- added 10 images to the Misc Mission Report page
- completed text formatting of the Dodds diary on the Dodds page
- added 4 book references to the links page
10/03-added link to Flickr webpage of 83 images by MSHennessy to the links page
- added 5 images of RCM to the Uncle Bob page
- added Maples manuscript (2/3-file 3 has to be slpit) to the Maples page
- added image of Dodds by Z-6 to the Dodds page
- added Dodds diary to the Dodds page- (needs reformatted)
- added propaganda leaflet to the 500th BG page
- added battle damage image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added ditching practice image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Booze Hound in flight group image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Field Crew at Walker AFB image to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 3 images of Charles Maples to the bottom of the Maples page
- added 4 images of Draggin' lady to the page
10/01-added day to day synopsis of Fitzgerald crew to the Mission to Albuequerque page
09/21- corrected multiple typos, enlarged weather mission images on the aircrews page, moved Eiler's diary to
to Albuquerque page
09/09- added image captions to the H. Connor page
- added caption to Scott field image
- added "Tail Wind" image to the gallery
- added Z-6 hanger damage narrative to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 2 images to the gallery from P. Meyers
- added RCM pdf and narrative to the 500th BG page
- added 3 hardstand images to the 500th BG page
- added pre bomb loading image to gallery (V-32)
09/02- added 3 images and downloadable file link for Special order 202 to the Draggin' Lady page
- added downloadable file link of cemetary codes to the bottom of the KIA page
- added 9 images to the gallery
- added 2 newspaper articles to the 500th page
- added Herschel W. Connor page and content
- added wartime chronology to the Uncle Bob page/training section
- added 882nd group at takeoff to the 500th page
- added WWII Honoree image and commerative images (2), to Redina page
- added sub page Connor War Diary to the Herschel page and content
- added 6 images of Ben Eiler's diary to the end of Draggin Lady page
08/11- swapped Tyndall Field Gunnery schl pic and roster on Uncle Bob page
- added new page for Uncle Bob youth images
- added 8 images to the Uncle Bob youth images page
- moved youth image from Uncle Bob page to Uncle Bob youth image page
- added one image to Uncle Bob page, image location and time period unknow at this time
- added 4 Tyndall Field images to the gallery
- added 4 Scott Field images to the gallery
04/15- added primary image/ 3 zoom images and comments of J. Bowman. Image of 500th BG aircraft on Saipan to the
500th BG page.
- added 5 radio ops station images to the Maples pages from B. Striefer
03/31- added Hap's Reflections to Hap's page
- enhanced page titles
- corrected two image captions on the Maples page
- added Bowman comments on Fitzgerald on the Albuquerque page
- added dnld file of 500th BG SSDI to the 500th BG page
03/15- added Marc Gerson quote to the top of Gerson page
- added "Uncle Bob" to the page titles of letters
- edited 3 image captions on the Maples page
03/03- added text to image of Bulloch @ T-54 on Bulloch page
- added additional Bulloch thought on A/C Calhoun to the Bulloch page
- added Bulloch on Cookson thoughts to the Uncle Bob page
- edited caption for accuracy of Z-6 at IP on the Draggin' Lady page
- added Richard Dodds page
- updated Waddy's Wagon clip link on the links page and added call out on the uncle bob page/near bottom
- added site link for Star Duster, A Square 30 on the links page (cygnuschronicles)
- added 2 images of Z-7 and narration from J.Bowman to Z-7 page
- added nose art removal letter to the 500th BG page
- added 3-73rd BW reunion photos to the Rendina page
- added addt'l image of Z-6 at Fuji IP to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Bud Farrell '51 image to the gallery
- added 2 images of Radio to the Maples page
- added 6 images of Radio operator's station to the Maples page
- added 2 page links to the Z-7 Thomas crew on the Z-7 page
02/26- added Saipan image and Bowman narrative to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added Conn Crew image to the Nina Ross page
- corrected spelling of Z-7 Hells Belle's
- added top quote to Heffner page
- added stinger in the tail image to the Redina page
- updated Redina history on Redina page
- added top quote to the Uncle Bob page
- added 4 aircrew images where orig members were dispersed to on Redina page
- moved 5 images from gallery to the Copeland page
- moved 1 image from gallery to the Bulloch page
- moved 1 image from gallery to the Uncle Bob page
- moved 10 images from the gallery to the Heffner page
- added 4 image captions to Heffner page
- added night take off image to the 500th BG page
- added Draggin' Lady crash text to the Draggin' Lady page
- added RCM text to the 500th BG page
- added Hap at shrine text to KIA page
- added Bowman "Three Feathers" image and text to the Albuquerque page
02/12- added KIA data in image header on Uncle Bob page
- moved image of Irish Lassie from gallery to Albuquerque page as another aircraft assisted
- added 3pg Naming of the Draggin Lady to the Redina page
- added WWII Aircraft Facts page and text
- added Draggin' Lady image and caption to the Redina page
- added secondary Z-6 crew roster to Redina page
- added two quotes to the Maples page
- added Pearson 2 crew image and text to the Heffner page
- added McNamer crew of Z-7 to the Redina page
- added Jan 45 mission to Redina page
- added Prior to take off image and caption to Redina page
- added two new pages, Z-7 and Z-10
- added crew images to those pages
- moved Punchin' Judy image from 500th bomb page to Z-10 page
- moved (2) McNamer crew images to new Z-7 page
- added Auerbach image of Booze crew to Draggin' Lady page
- added touching sidenote to treatment quote to Redina page
- added Copeland history text to Copeland page
- added McNamer crew image to Heffner page
- added Holy Joe image to the Heffner page
- added Winning Your Wings vid clip link by J.Stewart to the links page
- added Movement order to the Redina page
- added Bricker Crew Z-1 to the Redina page
- added Heffner hisory to the heffner page
- added 7 images to the Heffner page
- added bomb load and Dauntless Dotty images to the Heffner page
02/05- swapped out crew position image on the Albuqueque page
- corrected crew position diagrams and text on Albuquerque page
- repositioned Brinkerhoff text to pre-letters on KIA page
- added image, caption and text to the Redina page
- added Purple Heart image to the KIA page
- created Jack Heffner page
- added Draggin Lady at Fuji image to the Draggin Lady page
- added Sgt. Pilz incendiary bomb image to the 500th Bomb group page
- added B-29 #076 restoration link to the links page
- added tail insignia text to bottom of aircraft designations page
- edited the Conner and Bond colored note on the Albuquerque page
- added text under Skyuta crew image on the Gerson page
- edited caption of Cookson brothers on Uncle Bob page
- moved the japaneese B29's are our enemy to top of KIA page
- moved Saipan Superforts by Lieff 444 from the 500th Bomb group page to the
Albuquerque page based on linked reference information
- added 7 image documents to the Copeland page
- added sub page Last letter-Fitz to the Copeland page and added 6 image documents to the page
- added 3 more image documents to the Copeland page
- added 1 image document to the Aircrews/Missions page near bottom-Kobe aftermath
- added 4 images to the KIA page- Hap at crash site
- reworked layout of 11pg Crash Report of Z-8 on the KIA page
- completed formatting work on the Robert E. Copeland diary
01/29- added B29 assembly image to the B29 aircraft page
- multiple text corrections-various pages
- added B29 aircraft specifications to the B29 aircraft page
- added Whaley text before report on the B29 Aircraft page
- added Lemay order circumvention text to the 500th Bomb Group page
- moved (R.Cookson) text from Aircrews/Missions page to the Maples page
- added Irvin crew image and caption to the Maples page
- added two website links to the links page
- added top quote to top of Hap's page
- added top quote to top of Farrell page
- added top quote to top of Bulloch page
- added top quote to top of Augunas page
- added top quote to top of Copeland page
- added J.Brown crew and caption to the Draggin Lady page
- added McNamer crew of Z-7 to Albuqueque page with caption
- added Hatch crew image to the Nina Ross page
- added Romeo Rendina page and text
- added Bob and Dick Cookson 1924 image to the Uncle Bob page
- added Gerson Sykuta crew image to the Gerson page
- added tailgunner's book link to the links page
- moved Jan 22, 1944 letter to Jan 22, 1945 based on letter content not date
- added two memorial images to the KIA page
- added two images to the gallery
- added 27 images of documents to the Copeland page
- added 2 images of body locations to the KIA page
- added camp layout image to the KIA page
01/21- added Henry Sakaida book link to the Links page
- added new page Mariana islands aircraft designations and text. Images to be added
- added radar cartoon image to the Uncle Bob page
- added T Square 54 image to the gallery
- added Chris Bulloch image to the Bulloch page
- added radar station images (2), to the Uncle Bob page
- added suggested reading to Hap's page
- added newspaper text to the Farrell page
- added text to History of the 73rd Wing page
- added the war diary of Robert Copeland to his page-needs formatting work yet
- added nose wheel and hatches info w/images to The B29 aircraft page
- added American POW's in Japan to the KIA page
- added Boeing B29's plant/aircraft for war image to The B29 aircraft page
- added crew tunnel images (3) to The B29 aircraft page
- added text to Haps page before book and site reference on page
- added general Bomb Group info to the 500th Bomb Group page
01/07- added The Last Bomb video clip link to the links page
- changed text and title colors for readibility concerns
01/02- changed crash video link to full version
Year 2011
12/26- added D. Bulloch image to the Bulloch page
- added reference book link to the Links page
12/25- created new pages: Bulloch, Maples, from the Draggin' Lady page, Copeland from the Mission to
Albuquerque page and Gerson from the Booze Hound page.
transferred images and text to appropriate new pages
12/10- corrected fromatting issues from conversion_all pages
12/9 - added turret guide image to the B29 aircraft page
- added Bulloch story additon to the Draggin'Lady page. In context of existing Bulloch interview recount.
- added flight and fuel comsumption data to the B29 Aircraft page
- added 10 images of "Hap" Halloran Interment at Arlington National
11/27- converted entire site to left menu-needs additional tweaking of formatting
11/25- added Z tail section image to the gallery
- added formatting to the Unofficial History page
11/17- added 205 image elements and 205 images to the Unofficial History page
11/15- added Col. Farrell Memoirs to the Frisco Nannie Z34 page
11/13 - added crew narration/captions to Farrell Crew Frisco Nannie page
- created new page for Unofficial history of the 73rd wing
11/06 - added Whaley article to the B29 page
- added narrative to the Frisco Nannie page
- added captions to the Walker Talker articles on the Draggin' Lady page
- added two missing pages to the Unofficial history of the 73rd wing page
- corrected many formatting errors from left menu site conversion
10/30 - moved Aircraft Recognition award newspaper article to the Draggin' Lady page
- added 2 page letter_Farrell to Shupak to the Z-34 Frisco Nannie page
10/23 - added link to 1945 Freeman Field Airshow to the links page
- added Walker-Talker article on Hays Pool opening to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Walker-Talker article on Aircraft Recognition Award to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added 9 images to the gallery, incl Kobe aerial and other images
- updated 27 Nov 44 narrative under Maples interview on the Draggin' Lady page
- added James A. Farrell page
- added 5 images to Farrell page
- changed menu Aircrews Served to Aircrews/Missions
- added Nina Ross Z-9 page
- added 8 images to Z-9 page
- added P47 Scrapper image to the gallery
- updated 8 Dec 44 narrative on the Aircrews/Missions page
09/05- completed crash sim upload and added active link to it on the Uncle Bob page
09/04 - added propeller image to the B29 page
- added 5 images to the 500th BG page- pair of Isley field installation, B-29 in flight, and last mission board of the 500th BG, Punchin' Judy and crew
- added 8 images to the gallery- inter-island baseball, Col. Tibbetts, crash images
- added one image of Holy Joe and crew text to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added link layout to crash simulation teaser on the Uncle Bob page
08/31- added B29 over Mt. Fuji image to the gallery
08/13- added 39th BG bockscar image and caption to the gallery
08/08- embedded new FiFi self-shot clip on the FiFi page
- added journal entry for 27 June 44 to the Draggin' Lady page
08/07- embedded FiFi onboard camara footage to the FiFi page
- added MACR #13079 (Missing Air Crew Report), to the KIA page
- updated Facebook badge on specifc pages
08/05- added caption text to camera image in the gallery
08/03-removed two images from the Augunas page
- added Possible bomb targets - Tokyo link to the links page
- added Hap Halloran page intro text
- added Algy augunas page intro text
07/30- reworked Hap Halloran page. Moved Hap images from gallery to Hap page
- added image documents to the Algy Augunas page
- added images to FiFi page and removed FiFi images from the gallery
- added the Tokyo Fiels Order for 09 March 1945 to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added hover tags to all images on Hap's, Algy's, and FiFi's pages
07/29 - added link to the Copeland site to the links page
- added link to Hog Wild -"Memories from Those Who Were There" page on the links page
- added link to KPTV of Tucson coverage of last flight of " It's Hawg Wild" from China Lake to England - links page
- added Charles R. Maples image statement and commentary text to the Draggin' Lady page
- added Algy Augunas page under "more..."
- added images and text of assisted aircraft "Three Feathers Z-49", to the Augunas page
- added image of K22 radar camera to the gallery
- added link to Pleural Mesothelioma information site to the links page
07/15 - added bombgroup text and link to the 500th bombgroup pag under Aircrews Served
- added Air Force mesothelioma information site link to the Links page
07/11 - added final flight info on Hap on the Uncle Bob page
- added Cutler positioning text on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added Birth of a B-29 parts 1-3 links to the Links page
- added B-29 color footage link to the Links page
- added additional text from Doug Bulloch interview to the Draggin' Lady page
06/14 - created Hap Halloran page and added 8 page booklet and 2 images
- created FiFi page and embedded clip of Cincinnati Lunken Airport visit/ride
- added image gallery to the FiFi page
06/09 - added High Flight sonnet to the 500th Bomb group page
- added two embedded Hanger Workshop video clips to the Links page
06/08 - added link to the 444th bomb group page on Links page
- added Field Crew Sea rescue training image to the Draggin' Lady page
- embedded Saipan Superforts clip on the 500th Bomb Group page
- added two images of Rattlesnake Bomber base to the gallery
05/21 - added text to H.Connor ICR on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added multiple images of Hap Halloran and FiFi to the gallery
- added text and captions to the memorial images on the KIA page
- updated "Waddy's Wagon" clip link on the Links page
- added "Beer Bottles Over Tokyo" newspaper article image to the gallery
05/11 - added 5 memorial images to the KIA Info page
05/01 - added Associated Press newspaper article about Incendiary Raids on Kobe to the 500th Bomb Group page
- updated video link to "Waddy's Wagon on the Links page
04/28 - added memoriam text to the Billy Burgess page
04/26 - added cemetary placard to the Billy Burgess page
04/25 - added ground crew images for Z-6 on the Draggin' Lady page and Z-8 on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- edited spelling on univerdsal page title and edited caption on last image on Draggin' Lady page
04/23 - reworked Billy Burgess memoir page to a manual advance slideshow after re-assembly of images back into the pages
- added "Uncle Jack" B-17 link to Links page
- added Charles R. Maples memoir slideshow to the Draggin' Lady page
04/22 - added group Citation award link to the 500th Bomb group page
- added Gunnery School Manual, Tyndal Field link to the Links page
- added 3 images of FiFi to the gallery
- added Oscar kill to the Billy Burgess page
04/04 - edited caption on Bombs Away image. 500th Bomb Group page
04/08 - added 2 more airmedal document images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added narration to the Queen crew bombardier notes on the Uncle Bob page this should be moved to the 500th bomb group page
- added 4 Worldwar2Treasure Air Raid clip links to the links page
- edited formatting errors on Reference Books listing on the links page
04/07 - added AirMedal Letter and ICR images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
- added two images of Isley Field to the gallery
- fixed Booze Crew names on the Draggin' Lady page
- added two Hangar Workshop Productions clips from vimeo to the video section>links page
- added 2 narratives to Herschel Connor images on the KIA page. Reworked layout for better readability
- fixed broken link of Mr. Okada's website on links page
- added Doug Bulloch narrative to the Draggin' Lady page...considering separate Bulloch page
- added 3 images of Queen crew handwritten mission notes to the Uncle Bob page
- added reference book list to links page
04/04 - added Enola Gay image to the gallery
04/03 - added rammed Ben Kordis B29 image to the gallery page
- added new page "The B29 Aircraft"-this page to contain images and data specific to the aircraft itself
- added multiple resource links to the links page
- added Mr. Okada's website "Recollection of B-29" and Newsreel to links page
- added 3 document images of Lt. Copeland to the KIA page
- added links to Irish Lassie story and video footage of crash to the links page
- split 80 page .pdf of Howlett interiors and uploaded to B29 Aircraft page
- added two Saipan images to the gallery
- added two images to the B29 aircraft page and moved 2 from the gallery
- moved the B29 Aircraft and Billy Burgess pages up in appearing order under the "more" menu
- added text to page headers to honor other "B29er's of the Marianna's"
04/02 - added Herschel Connor flight notes to KIA page
- added James O. Thomas article to the KIA page
- resized Burgess Memoir's
03/29 - converted all memoir pages from doc to jpeg. uploaded layout. started uploading page images to Billy Burgess page. (will need sizing after upload completed)
03/28 - added "Putt-Putt" image and caption to the Uncle Bob page
- added video clip by Mark Maloy of "Waddy's Wagon" fame to the Links page. This is a You-tube clip about his Uncle Bob, who was a bombardier on a B-29 called
"Sky Scrapper" and flown by John Gavin. Clip titled "The Captain and the Bombardier". It shows a picture of Mike's dad in front of "Holy Joe" after that plane had a
run-a-way propeller and the fuselage broke in two upon landing, after it crashed into and destoyed the "Skyscrapper." This is the incident where the
"Mission to Albuequerque" including our Uncle Bob escorted Jack Heffner's plane all the way home from Japan.
03/27 - added 500th bomb group website link to Links page
- added Gerson images to the Booze Hound page (16 images)
- added caption for Gerson images on the Booze Hound page
03/26 - added 3 Copeland images to the Mission to Albuquerque page
03/25 - added caption to the Maples interview on the Draggin' Lady page
- added war poster slideshow to the Photo Gallery page
- added O'er the Ramparts war poster to Aircrews served > 500th Bomb Group page
- added Doug Bulloch image to the photo gallery
- added 3 reports to the Uncle Bob page bottom
- added radarman station image to the Uncle Bob page
- added a Billy Burgess page and uploaded memoir's and image documents-will change the presentation of this page in the future as time permits
- added Mission Synopsis text to KIA page
03/24 - added link to Washington Times Newsletter on the Links page
03/20 - added Charles R. Maples video interview to the Draggin' Lady page
03/12 - added additional link to the Douglas F. Bulloch interview and laid in format for Charles R. Maples interview on the Draggin' Lady page
03/04 - edited crew caption of Mission to Albuquerque image,same page
03/02 - added two Z7 images and captions to the photo gallery
- added letter/image of newspaper article to KIA page
- corrected incorrect attribution of web link on Mission to Albuquerque page
02/22 - added 8 images and captions to the "Draggin' Lady" page
- edited the Booze crew "Kneeling L to R" crewmember caption
- added a link to the Doug Bulloch Interview on the Links page
02/20 - added caption information to image #76 of the gallery
- added crew notation to Z Square 8 image on the Mission to Albuquerque page
02/19 - added last flight information on Bill Royster below "Flak Alley" poem-5ooth Bomb Group page
02/13 - added June 16 page to 1944 letters section and moved a may letter
- Fixed Waddy's Wagon link that was broken
- edited minor text corrections/additions
02/12 - added 3 links to the links page
02/10 - added multiple images to the photo gallery
-added Weather Strike Mission report images to the Aircrews Served page
- added to links to the Links page
02/06 - added 4 images from Jack Heffner's scrapbook to the photo gallery (courtesy M.Heffner)
01/30 - added 4 images of James E. Bowman (LaMarche-Holdridge crew (#224), 882nd Sq., 500th BG.) to the photo gallery
- corrected Mann image 2 caption
- added caption text to Amos in bomber jacket image in photo gallery
01/29 - added link to "Hap" Halloran's site on the Links page
- added link to Lt. Robert E. Copeland's War Diary on the Links page
- added 5 images of B. Mann to photo gallery, and 3 additional images of Amos
- moved and edited "Clip links in this color below" to "Movie clips in this color below". Located just above movie clips on Links page for clarity
- swapped out Field and Calhoun images for better images on the Draggin' Lady and Booze Hound pages
01/26 - edited text on Aircrews Served, Mission to Albuquerque, KIA Info pages
- added 1 image of Bill and Amos to the photo gallery
01/25 - added MIA/KIA Honor Roll Image to the KIA Info page
01/22 - reversed the KIA page name change back to KIA Info
- added new narrative to KIA Info page
- added facebook "Like" buttons for ease of friend sharing to some site pages
01/20 - changed the KIA Info name to KIA / POW
01/16 - added Amos and Bill to the Photo Gallery
01/15 - added "8 Dec 44 Mission account" to the Aircrews Served page. Under mission details and clarification section
- added POW letter images to the KIA page
01/12 - added new narrative to the Uncle Bob page
- added text and format elements to new POW letters on the KIA Info page
01/08 - added several clip links to the Links page
01/07 - added "Flak Alley" poem by Bill Royster to 500th Bomb Group page
01/06 - added links and B-29 animation to the Links page
- corrected typos on hover tags
- added "snapshots" feature to site (displays quick site snapshot of outbound links for users) - see the Links page for biggest impact
01/05 - edited misc text items on KIA page, Mission to Albuquerque page, and 500th Bomb Group page
01/03 - added Last IFR report narration text to the KIA Info page
- reviewed and edited hover tag text on Uncle Bob page, KIA Info and all pages of the Aircrews Served pages
01/02 - added mission clarification statements to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added Last IFR report to the KIA page/awaiting narrative text
01/01 - added 20th Emblem to header images, all pages
- changed aircrew menu order Booze Hound to lead Draggin' Lady
- added Siapan Memorial plaque to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added 2 images of Isley Field, Siapan to the 500th Bomb Group page
- added 3D model animation to Uncle Bob page (courtesy N. Krahne)
- added Mission details and clarifications to the Aircrews Served page
- added clarification text on the Booze Hound page
- deleted 2 incorrect aircraft images from the Draggin' Lady page
- replaced Booze Hound nosepaint image w/ like and text
- customized aircrew postion image on the Mission to Albuquerque page
- moved Holy Joe up in position on the Mission to Albuquerque page
12/28 - edited test on KIA Info page > first image> to read "Mission to Albuquerque" from "Z Square 8"
- edited Aircrews Served page aborted missions text from red to grey and added astersik to align with lower asterisk statement
- edited title text of Draggin Lady page and Booze Hound pages to align w/ Mission to Albuquerque page
- edited multiple grammatical corrections on the Aircrews Served page
- re arranged order of Aircrews Served sub menu's
- moved B-29 in flight image to 500th Bomb group page from Draggin' Lady page
- added images and dropshadows to Draggin'Lady page
12/27 - added image of original Z Square 8 at Isley Field, Saipan on Mission to Albuquerque page
- added dropshadow effects to some images on Mission to Albuquerque page
- added dropshadow effects to Uncle Bob and some images on his page
- added dropshadow effects to some images on the Draggin' Lady page
- added dropshadow effects to some images on the Booze Hound page
12/26 - Completed SEO page title, descriptions and meta tag input
- added Dennison Train Depot postcard to the Uncle Bob page
- added 4 Miami postcards to letters sections by postmarked date
- added links to Links page
12/25 - added site map
- started adding individual page titles,descriptions, & meta tag words for SEO
- submitted the site URL to Bing and Yahoo for site crawl and indexing-> Google already submitted (see below)
- added "Links" page. (Content to be added later)
12/24- added site counter and live location indicator to bottom of Uncle Bob page
- corrected both Letters pages content listings
12/23- corrected date on Jan 1945 letters page
- corrected missions on Aircrews Served page
- moved Jan 09, 1944 letter to Jan 09, 1945
- added Flight Journal Magazine quote on Aircrews Served page
12/22- moved Jan 13, 1943 letter to Jan 13, 1944- dated in error/postmark verified
- added Glenn to Lt. Pavey text and removed source note on Draggin Lady page
- added additional story text to Draggin Lady page
- replaced story text for Booze Hound aircrew
- added story text for Calhoun aircrew on Booze Hound page
12/21- added storyline under Mission to Albuquerque page
- corrected title on 500th Bomb Wing page
- added Head stone image to KIA Info page
- added Missions to Aircrews Served page
- added Saipan map to Aircrews Served page
- added Change of Address to Nov. '44 letters
- added Louisville post card to July '43 letters
12/19- added Tyndal text Uncle Bob page
- added image credits to site
- uploaded 19pg Fukubayashi report to KIA Info page
- submitted site url to search engine verification. Can take up to 48hrs to several months to complete processing
- added dates of newspaper clippings on KIA Info page
- corrected typos on Tyndal text, Uncle Bob page
- added flight crewmen and radar operator wings to Uncle Bob page
- added dropshadows to header images and Western Union telegram on KIA Info
12/18- added image of Fitzgerald Aircrew to Mission to Albuerque page along with aircrew ID's
- added August 1944 page to Letters
- added August 4 page letter
- deleted title header from each page that read "Letters from Robert Cookson Sr."; added "Tribute to Robert D. Cookson, Sr."
- added black border trim to images-consistency check
- added grey borders to all letter page images-consistency check
- cropped Draggin' Lady image- in water/lost
- enlarged 881st patch on headers
- completed captions on images in photo gallery
- substituted original firebombing image for enhanced version on 500th Bomb Group page
- added additional newspaper clipping image and readable text to the KIA Info page
- added Douglas MacArthur letter to the KIA Info page
