Remembering an Unsung Giant
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Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People
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C-133 Book Ordering
Remembering an Unsung Giant: The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People is the definitive history of the C-133. Click here for the order form for the book and all other Firstfleet Publisher products.. Resellers please contact me for information on pricing and to make final arrangements for a purchase.
Book Preview
For a preview of my C-133 book, I have posted the two-page Table of Contents and the first page of each of the 24 chapters. The Title Page has links to each succeeding page.
Firsfleet Publishers has three publications in addition to the DVDs.
1. WWII unit patches. A disc with over 470 WW2 unit insignia (90+ USN/USMC). They are in 300 dpi tif format, capable of much enlargement (Item Kilo).
Go to WWII Patches page for information and to order.
2. The Douglas C-132: The Ultimate Turboprop Transport. (Item Lima, Mike) facsimile edition of a 146-page report on the Douglas XC-132 logistics transport together with a magnificent 36 x 72 general arrangement drawing in 1:72 scale. The report gives a high level of detail about how the C-132 would have been equipped, had it gone into service. There are two additional chapters. One gives more background on the C-132. The other is a history of aerial refueling, which would have been a C-132 mission. The history carries into the 1950s and concludes with an "alternative history" section, written as if the C/KC-132 had been bought. Pricing is $60 plus $4 S&H (add $5 sales tax for WA addresses).
3. C-133 video and picture discs (Item India). 90-minute video detailsfinal flight of C-133 61999 from Anchorage, AK to Travis AFB, CA in Aug 2008. The illustrations disc contains more than 2,100 C0133 pictures and documents. These include all pictures from the book and 142 pages from the 84th MAS unit scrapbook, scanned at 200%.
e-mail: Cal Taylor at firstfleet@aol.com
Flight Orders
The question comes
up frequently, of where can copies of flight orders be found. To my knowledge,
flight orders and special orders were not filed anywhere outside the issuing
unit. I know of no way that such orders can be located now.
Success with VA
Bob Bohn was successful in convincing the VA that he had indeed been on the ground in Vietnam and was eligible for VA care of his medical condition. He was able to do that with the help of a bunch of 84th MAS veterans who provided documentation that strengthened Bob's case. Many thanks to all who pitched in to help Bob.
Sales Outlets
In
the UK, the book is available through
Midland Counties Publishing,
Air Britains and the
Aviation Book Centre. Go to their sites and search on C-133.
Several museums now stock the book. So far,
they are:
AMC
Museum, Dover AFB, DE
Hill AFB Museum, Ogden, UT
Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum, Travis AFB, CA
The museum's C-133 page
is at this link.
National Museum of the USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, AZ
C-133
Model Available
Gene Hooker's vacuform 1:72 C-133 model
remains available on special order. The kit has a 40+ page illustrated
instruction manual, excellent decals and all the trimmings to build a truly
impressive model. Contact
Gene for production and availability details and go to the
Gallery page for more info on specifications and costs, plus a photo of a
completed model.
Other Great Books
Lou Martin's book is available now.
Close Encounters With the
Pilot's Grim Reaper
details Lou's close encounters in 60 years and 19,000 hours of flying.
Starting when he was 17, the book includes 22 years in the USAF, five years as
a JAL captain, three years in Iran before the Shah's fall and 19 years as an
FAA inspector and time as a war bird pilot for the
Planes of Fame Museum. Lou provides an excellent picture of life as a
pilot in the transition from the WWII Air Force to Korea and beyond. The book
has 540 pages and more than 80 illustrations. It lists at $24.50 plus S&H.
Contact Lou at 13268 Huntington Terrace, Apple Valley, MN 55124 or by e-mail
at
pilotlou@aol.com. For an enthusiastic review by James Etten, in the
London Flight Times, go
here.
Spitfire Wingman from Tennessee: My
Love Affair With Flight is
the excellent and exciting autobiography of Col James Haun, whose career
spanned the period from the late 1930s into the 1960s. Haun was sworn into the
Tennessee National Guard by then-Major William Tunner, who became the key
proponent of airlift. The updated book includes added photos and a cover
painting featuring the Spitfire Col Haun flew with an RNZAF squadron. There is also an audio version read by Col Haun.
Go to the book
website for pricing and ordering info.
S.A.C. Great Years
is MSgt Tom Kaye's fascinating story of his life as a Cold Warrior in the Navy
and the Air Force. He was an aircraft mechanic ashore and afloat on CVA-42,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, before enlisting in the Air Force. He started
working the B-47, which remained his favorite airplane. A tour at Midway
introduced him to the C-133. Kaye's tale tells how it really was for a young
enlisted troop in the years from 1950 to 1972. Lots of fun and full of great
detail. The book is available from
Trafford Publishing for $17.95 plus S&H.
SAVE THIS DATE !!!
MAY 16 & 17, 2014
THE LAST TOAST
After 40 years and 20 reunions May 16 &17, 2014 is set for “THE LAST TOAST” to the
84th ATS/MAS at Vacaville and Travis AFB.
Details and registration to be mailed in early 2014.
For more info contact:
John Burnett Ike Isaacson
Jnburnet@cwnet.com ikeaudrey@sbcglobal.net
Check the info
pages for details and contact information for Dover and Travis.
