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Post by fots2 on Jan 20, 2011 19:19:18 GMT 8
One photo at a time is fine. It works great so far. Great detail there. Thank-you.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 20, 2011 19:11:47 GMT 8
Hi dmether,
Welcome to the board. Thanks for your photo postings, very interesting. Keep them coming please.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 19, 2011 16:01:18 GMT 8
I knew you would not miss the USAF connection okla. Mr. Adams and his family seemed to have an enjoyable trip. I am glad that I was able to be on the island at the same time as them.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 18, 2011 17:46:52 GMT 8
I am way behind on getting some trip reports completed and posted so here is a quick update. This past trip to Corregidor (January 11th to 16th) was quite unusual but very interesting for me. Along with others, I went there to meet a 503rd Paratrooper (Richard Adams) who jumped on Topside in 1945. This was his first trip back to Corregidor since the war. He was an amazing guy and at the age of 88, had no problems getting anywhere he wanted. This included the top of Malinta Hill. A film crew also accompanied us for a couple days. They are creating a documentary about Corregidor Island. I am sure Karl will provide a detailed report so I’ll just post a few photos. On arrival they decided to take the ‘regular’ day tour to get a feel for the island today. An exception was at the 503rd PRCT Memorial at the Topside Parade Ground where there was a wreath laying ceremony. Paratrooper Richard Adams. His daughter, active duty USAF, is in the background. Father and daughter viewing plaques on the memorial. Film crew at the Pacific War Memorial In the museum, Richard got a little surprise. There was a photo of him along with other troopers watching MacArthur the day he came back to raise the flag. Holding the photo. Close-up of the photo. Arrow points to Richard Adams. Walking to the water tanks east of the Topside lighthouse. He spent the first two nights on Corregidor sleeping on the ground between them. A tribute to Richard Adams. Mr. Adams, his wife and daughter are some of the nicest people you could ever meet. Hopefully we will meet them again on Corregidor.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 12, 2011 22:06:41 GMT 8
Hi Chad,
Those are interesting details you are coming up with. Great research.
Speaking of “good timing”, I was at Monkey Point for a few hours today. So far I have located 12 of the big wooden antenna poles with the concrete rings at the bottom. Wood still remains in the concrete rings but the tall poles are gone.
The two officer’s quarters buildings were easy to find but I had never found the enlisted men’s quarters in the past. (Does the Navy use the tern “enlisted men” also?) Today I got lucky. It was one large building closer to Battery Maxwell Keyes than to the tunnel. (rectangular in shape, 100ft x 60 ft). I expected to find nothing left but concrete pedestals. It is actually one large concrete platform but tree and vegetation covered now.
I’ll post pictures when I can.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 10, 2011 8:36:33 GMT 8
That is a good link EXO. It gives me a few ideas.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 10, 2011 8:33:44 GMT 8
Hi Guys,
I am pretty sure that that sign is gone.
After my Bataan trip I have not had much time to post. Some things to take care of at home before I leave for Corregidor Island tomorrow morning.
I've got a surprise coming your way near the end of this month.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 7, 2011 15:00:11 GMT 8
Hi Chad,
I noticed that on the map too but have not checked out this area. It is an easy location to get to. I will be back to Corregidor next week and I’ll let you know the results.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 7, 2011 14:46:15 GMT 8
Hi Gary,
Here is a start for you.
1 – Mount Pinatubo I went there once for the day hike and this company provided good service. They also have overnight packages but I am not familiar with them. They are located in the closest town to the volcano.
Their information is: Pull Travel Destination Corporation (PDC) Location: Sta Juliana PDC Office Number: 045-439-0031 (Cell# 09099513103)
2 – Bataan mountains There is no one better to contact here than Karl Welteke. Send him a PM. He has hiked all over that province.
3 – Corregidor map The single best map I would recommend is the 1936 digital map (in .PDF format). I think it is available at Corregidor.org in the PX.
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Post by fots2 on Jan 7, 2011 8:50:25 GMT 8
Unfortunately no Mariveles airfield tunnels were seen. The area where the airfield was is covered with densely packed houses now. Karl says there is nothing to see there today so we spent our two days in other areas. I’ll post photos when I get around to it.
We did see five Navy tunnel entrances and got into two of them. Those entrances are on private property but the owners were very nice about visitors. Other than the Cochinos Fire Control Station and the Death March Marker KM 0, there is not much obvious from the war. Great scenery around there though. On the way back one day, we stopped at the Cabcaben airfield. Traces of the runway are still there.
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