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Post by beirutvet on Mar 16, 2024 23:53:59 GMT 8
Hi Karl
A few posts back you had a picture of Vasco's. Was that the place that you and I had a beer on our tour of Subic, the one with the museum attached?
From Karl: Yes, indeed that was the place!
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Post by beirutvet on Mar 16, 2024 23:48:35 GMT 8
Hey Karl
So glad to see at least some lawn maintenance is being done there.
The old flag pole looks like it is in desperate need of a new coat of paint, but I am sure there is plenty more of a higher priority that needs attention.
Was the MacArthur Inn where you and I stayed still open for business?
From Karl: Yes, still there but less rooms.
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Post by beirutvet on Feb 28, 2024 22:38:25 GMT 8
So glad to see the parade ground on Topside receiving much needed care. When I was last there, 2 plus years ago, it was all overgrown and desperately in need of mowing.
So sad to see the neglect in what was my favorite hotel, the Corregidor Inn. It could once again claim the number one spot in my heart if they would just keep up the repairs. But alas, where is the money going to come from for the upkeep if they do not reopen the island to tourism?
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Post by beirutvet on Aug 22, 2023 9:55:03 GMT 8
Yes, we have too much information here to just let it slip away. But alas, some are more capable than others for I profess to have all the tech skills of an Amish elder during a power failure.
Paul, you have forgotten more about websites than I can currently muster. I would like to take a moment and thank you for all you have done for this web site. Without you, your skills and your dedication, much of what we see here would be lost, or at the very least scattered to the four winds making it near impossible to see it all in one site. Your efforts are neither in vain, wasted or unappreciated. I commend you, sir!
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Post by beirutvet on Jun 16, 2023 21:03:31 GMT 8
Karl
As usual, great photos!
These prisoners were met with a much higher degree of respect and dignity than their American counterparts were subjected to in 1942.
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Post by beirutvet on Jun 9, 2023 9:41:52 GMT 8
I am also NOT seeing the pics.
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Post by beirutvet on Dec 31, 2022 23:13:06 GMT 8
Hey Karl
Love the photos, as always.
In the photo Zg044 it is noted that the roof framing of the Fort Mills hospital is still in place. It also appears that the roof framing is still in place for Mile Long Barracks as well.
Look at the top of the photo and you can see a small portion of it. Also look at the shadows on the floor from the framing above..
Cool picture!
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Post by beirutvet on Oct 31, 2022 9:03:13 GMT 8
'Fire In The Sky' by Eric Bergerud
Maybe it is the Marine aviator in me but I really liked this book.
It confirmed many of the things I already knew about the air war of WWII, but it also surprised me constantly with things I never knew.
An example of the combining of those things was the fact that early in the war the Japanese definitely had the technological and experience edge on the allies until the allies brought out their 2nd generation aircraft (Hellcats and Corsairs) and eventually over took the Japanese in training and experience. But what I did not know was that it was never a lopsided affair in favor of one over the other. While the 1st generation fighters of the war (Wildcats and P 40 Warhawk) were considered inferior to the A6M Zero or KI 42 Oscar, they were still formidable weapons of war. They were more heavily armored and armed than their opponents and in the hands of a skilled aviator, once he adapted to air combat in the Pacific, could and did hurt the Japanese significantly.
On the other hand, once the allies brought out their 2nd generation fighters and had established a far superior training regimen than the Japanese, the Zero and Oscar were still deadly adversaries. If the Hellcat or Corsair pilot did not have his head on a swivel and parted from established doctrine, a Japanese pilot could still hand him his ass in a hand basket in a New York minute. While the Zero had many failings (no armor protection for the pilot and no self sealing fuel tanks) it was still an aircraft with a nasty sting.
Something else that surprised me was that air combat (dogfighting) was not always a drawn out affair but was surprisingly quick. Many times if a pilot on either side did not get his opponent on the first pass, prudence dictated disengagement and a hasty retreat. I had always thought of the engagement as a longer affair where it was pressed until someone had the advantage over the other. This was not always the case.
The book also went into great detail about anti-aircraft weapons on both sides. In that analysis, of course, came up the 40mm Bofors cannon, a Swedish design the U.S. had licensed before the war and produced it in the thousands. I knew from other sources that this was a fabulous weapon used by the allies but I did not know that it is considered one of the most successful weapons of the CENTURY and variations serve throughout the world to this day.
Bombers, scout planes, amphibs, transports and interceptors are all analyzed in this book in great detail. As always I do not want to give too much away but suffice it to say this book is well worth the read.
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Post by beirutvet on Oct 31, 2022 8:04:51 GMT 8
Hey Karl
Isn't Vasco's the place where you took me and Paul to have a beer on the patio there when you were showing us around Subic?
I remember that place well, it was a great place to just sit and have a beer and maybe have lunch. The owner was so gracious to show us around the museum part. I wish I had pictures of our visit there to share here but I do not remember taking any.
So, on my next visit let's plan to have some food there with our beer and enjoy that fabulous view of the bay once more.
I fondly remember that day and the next 4 days spent on Corregidor with you and Randy. That trip would not have been possible without your planning and assistance. I cannot thank you enough for all you did for me and my brother in law, Paul.
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Post by beirutvet on Oct 31, 2022 7:49:37 GMT 8
My heart sinks when I look at that fake Concrete Battleship turret. Knowing where those gun tubes came from makes me die a little on the inside.
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