39TH FIGHTER-INTERCEPTOR SQUADRON (KOREAN WAR) - THE COBRA IN THE CLOUDS
. THIS IS A VERY NICE PANEL & REPRODUCTION PATCH THAT WAS ONCE PUT OUT BY THE "AMERICAN MILITARY ARCHIVES" OF WHICH I ONLY RECIEVED 6 OF THIER PRODUCTIONS BEFORE THEY WENT DEFUNCT! INFORMATION IS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PANEL WITH A SLEAVE THAT HOLDS THE REPO. PATCH. I HAVE INCLUDED 10 BOOKPLATES OF ACES FROM THIS SQUADRON, SOME ARE MENTIONED ON THE FRONT AND BACK PANELS. THE ACES ARE; WILLIAM F. SHAEFFER, DOLPHIN D. OVERTON III, HENRY BUTTELMANN, JOHN F. BOLT, LOWELL K. BRUELAND, GEORGE I. RUDDELL, WALKER M. MAHURIN, FRANCIS GABRESKI, WILLIAM H. WESCOTT & CECIL G. FOSTER. $250.00
WILLIAM H. WESCOTT - 51ST FIW SIGNED THIS ENLARGED BIO. FROM THE AMERICAN FIGHTER ACES ASSOCIATION. $25.00
3 SIGNED BOOKPLATES BY ROBIN OLDS. IN WWII HE WAS IN THE 479TH AND HAD 13 VICTORIES. WHILE SERVERING IN VIETNAM FLYING F-4 PHANTOMS IN THE 8TH TACTICIAL FIGHTER WING (TFW) ROBIN OLDS ACHIEVED ANOTHER 4 VICTORIES AGAINST MIGS.$65.00 EACH PB. ALL BOOKPLATES SOLD
ROBIN OLD'S SIGNED BIO. SEE TAB FOR "USAAF ACES SIGNATURES ON BOOKPLATES & BIO'S" STILL AVAILABLE
1 BOOKPLATE SIGNED BY JAMES H. KASLER. IN KOREA HE ACHIEVED 6 VICTORIES IN HIS F-86 FLYING WITH THE 4TH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING (FIW). JAMES FLEW THE F-105 IN THE 355TH TFW IN VIETNAM, BUT BEFORE OBTAINING ANY POSSIBLE VICTORIES HE BECAME A POW ON 8-8-1966 FROM AAA. $45.00
CAPT JAMES H. KASLER SIGNED BIO. $45.00
1 SIGNED BOOKPLATES BY RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM & HIS WSO (WEAPONS SYSTEM OPERATOR) WILLIAM DRISCOLL. TOGETHER THEY SHOT DOWN 5 MIGS IN VIETNAM WHILE FLYING IN SQUADRON VF-96. $40.00 EACH
BOTH SOLD
7 SIGNED BOOKPLATES BY VIETNAM ACE RICHARD S. "STEVE" RITCHIE WAS IN THE 432ND TFRW AND 555TH TFS. RITCHIE SHOT DOWN 5 MIG 21'S. HE IS NOW A RETIRED BRIG. GENERAL. $20.00 EA. BP.
1 SMALL BP SOLD & 1 LARGE BP SOLD
1 BOOKPLATE OF MARINE CORP ACE PHILLIP C. DeLONG. IN KOREAN WAR WITH VMF-312 GETTING 2 YAK-9's IN HIS F4U-4. DeLONG ALSO HAD 11- 1/6TH VICTORIES IN WWII SERVING WITH VMF-212. $30.00
2 BOOKPLATES OF THE ONLY NAVY NIGHTFIGHTER ACE IN KOREAN WAR. GUY P. BORDELON JR., FLYING THE F4U GOT 2 YAK18's AND 3 LA11's ALL AT NIGHT. $30.00 EACH LARGE BP SOLD
BELOW IS AN ALFA LISTING OF ACES IN THE KOREAN WAR SIGNED ON BOOKPLATES, ALL SERVED IN THE 4TH FIW. $20.00 EACH (except where note)
- 4 BPs RICHARD S. BECKER-5 VICs
- 1 BP FREDERICK C. BLESSE-10 VICs SOLD
- 4 BPs CHARLES G. CLEVELAND-5 VICs (1 WAS IN WWII)
- 1 BP PHILIP E. COLMAN-10 VICs (6 WERE IN WWII)
- 9 BPs CLYDE A. CURTIN-5 VICs
- 4 BPs RALPH D. "HOOT" GIBSON-5 VICs $45.00
- 2 BPs JAMES H. KASLER-6 VICs (POW IN VIETNAM) 1 BP left $45.00
- 7 BPs BROOKS J. LILES-5 VICs (1 WAS IN WWII & HE WAS POW) $45.00
- 3 BPs JAMES F. LOW-9 VICs (POW IN VIETNAM 8TH TFW) 2 BP's left $45.00
- 8 BPs WINSTON W. "BONES" MARSHALL-6 -1/2 VICs
- 4 BPs RALPH S. PARR JR.-10 VICs
- 7 BPs ROBINSON RISNER-8VICs (POW IN VIETNAM 67TH TFS) $45.00
BELOW IS AN ALFA LISTING OF ACES IN THE KOREAN WAR SIGNED ON BOOKPLATES, ALL SERVED IN THE 51ST FIW. $20.00 EACH, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED DIFFERENT.
- 1 BP JOHN F. BOLT JR.-12 VICs (6 WERE IN WWII, VMF214 & VMF472) $45.00- SOLD
- 4 BPs LOWELL K. BRUELAND-14 - 1/2 VICs (12 -1/2 WERE IN WWII, 354TH FG)
- 2 BPs HENRY BUTTELMANN-7 VICs
- 3 BPs HAROLD E. FISCHER-10 VICs (POW IN KOREA) $30.00
