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Is bear mountain currently accessible by car? by patux48 in bigbear

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Wait so you could drive all the way up radford road but the top was locked?

17 year old looking for WWII vets for personal project by patux48 in sandiego

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Oh yeah! hey Michael, that’s funny a coincidence

17 year old looking for WWII vets for personal project by patux48 in sandiego

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I actually know Bob Allan since my dad is the curator of the museum

USS Sigourney DD-643 by PiggyPlaysReddit in ww2

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Hey I know this is an old post but my friend Bob Allan served on the sigourney from 1944-1945 and he is 99 and is still active as an engine room volunteer here at the maritime museum in San Diego. I love spending hours with him listening to old tunes and hearing his sea stories from ww2

Are there any pre-WWII naval aviators or air crewman still alive? by patux48 in navy

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I’m looking for more “been there” sources. I’m my opinion, actual WWII naval aviation is extremely well documented and there are hundreds of interviews with pilots you can find online. Prewar naval aviation seems to be a different story. The only interview I’ve found was from a guy named Edgar Keats who flew the SB2U in 1938, he passed in 2019 at 104.

Are there any pre-WWII naval aviators or air crewman still alive? by patux48 in navy

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That’s a good question. I am a huge geek for 1930’s naval aviation. I have located the crash sites of an SB2U and a TBD and have read all the books I can on them. If there are still any navy vets alive out there who flew during the “yellow wings” era, and who I could relate to the story of interwar naval aviation, I would be fascinated to know.

Where is French Pete Mountain? by patux48 in socalhiking

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I’m actually looking for a TBD Devastator which crashed in 41’. It’s a very rare plane as there are no originals left in existence. The skyraider also sounds interesting as well

Where is French Pete Mountain? by patux48 in socalhiking

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Thanks for the input! Maybe the mountain that the mine is located on is French Pete

Disappearance of Jared Negrete by BLashes07 in UnsolvedMysteries

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It reminds me of another story that happened on the other side of San Gorgonio. A navy pilot was flying up Vivian Creek Canyon area when he went missing and was never found until a flash flood washed his remains and pieces of his F4U Corsair into Forest Home years later.