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Baird, Neil J., First Lieutenant, USAF

Ballard, Dewey, Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Burrows, Irving L., USAF

Cameron, Mort, USAF

Chandler, Richard E., USAF

Collins, Kenneth S., Colonel USAF (Retired)

Depew, Jerry, USAF

Duquette, Norman E., Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Eledge, Ashley C., USAF

Gray, Ruffin W., Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Gordon, Doug

Hanson, James R., USAF

Harden, E. Richard, USAF

Hunter, William, USAF

Law, Robert M., USAF

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Masterson, John E., USAF

Meyer, Frank W., USAF

Nimmo, James W., USAF

Powell, Ray, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Rigsby, Cecil, Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Saylor, George H., USAF

Sebring, Stan R., Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Shamblin, William, USAF

Smith, JB, Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Sorenson, Ralph E., Airman First Class, USAF

Stearns, Richard A., USAF

Stoltz, Edwin S., Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Voss, Clyde, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Retired)

Williams, Kris, Daughter of Lt. Col. Jack P Williams, USAF

Woodyard, Jean K., Colonel, USAF (Retired)

• Baird, Neil J.
  
  
  • Article: A Bird in the Hand
    
    
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• Ballard, Dewey, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  
  • Article: I've Been Waiting For You
    
    
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• Burrows, Irving L.
  
  
  • Irving L. Burrows Photo Collection
    
    
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• Cameron, Mort
  
  
  • Mort Cameron Photo Collection
    
    
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• Chandler, Richard E., USAF
  
  
  • Richard E. Chandler Photo Collection
    
    
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• Collins, Ken
  
  
  • Ken Collins Photo Collection
    
    
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• Depew, Jerry
  
  
  • Jerry Depew Photo Collection
    
    
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• Duquette, Norman E., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  
  • Norman E. Duquette Photo Collection
    
    
  • Letter: 10 August 1951, "A heck of a way to live...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Camp Stoneman, California. 
    
    
  • Letter: 17 August 1951, "We're going to Japan...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Camp Stoneman, California.
    
    
  • Letter: 26 August 1951, "Arrived Tokyo 2 a.m....", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Ashiya Airfield, Japan.
    
    
  • Letter: 28 August 1951, "I'm in Korea now...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 2 September 1951, "Keep holy the Sabbath Day...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 3 September 1951, "Yesterday we dug slit trenches...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 5 September 1951, "A news bulletin from Peiping...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 6 September 1951, "His name is Hiak Tong Pak...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 11 September 1951, "Ninety-nine more to go...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 12 September 1951, "A proud papa again...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 16 September 1951, "Just like Valley Forge...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 17 September 1951: "An almost foolproof maneuver...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 17 September 1951: "I’m going to call it "Lovely Louise"...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 20 September 1951: "Actually its a pretty damned big affair...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 22 September 1951: "It takes all the fun out of flying and makes it strictly business..."It takes all the fun out of flying and makes it strictly business...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 24 September 1951: "I got a weather mission...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 28 September 1951: "Pause for an air raid...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquettefrom Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 8 October 1951: "I'm in a rest hotel called the "Prince Shimazu...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Tokyo, Japan.
    
    
  • Letter: 11 October 1951: "I got back from R&R today...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 13 October 1951: "...Just got informed that Miller and I have got a Sinuiju mission this afternoon...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 17 October 1951: "We had to move to another part of the field yesterday...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 24 October 1951: "Yesterday & today saw two of the fiercest air battles of the war...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 31 October 1951: "Happy Halloween...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 4 November 1951, ", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 10 November 1951, "This 15th Squadron is really a going concern.  A bunch of Tigers.  Lots of guts & lots of glory...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 12 November 1951, "They lost two boys yesterday so it made the dart board presentation a rather grim affair...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 15 November 1951, ", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 19 November 1951, ", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 26 November 1951, ", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 28 November 1951, "After we get ninety missions we aren't sent very deep into enemy territory.  They keep us out of range of MiGs in other words.  That leaves me with 38 more sweat missions.   If I can keep out of a MiG gun sight for 38 more I'll have it made...", 2nd Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 1 December 1951, "Under all of this solemn beauty, in a foxhole, on the sides of a mountain, in valleys filled with snow lie the men on the first evening of their long sleep...", 1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 7 December 1951, "I've eaten supper & spent an evening of idle conversation on war stories, hunting, fishing, flying and how to get rid of fleas.  I guess I never told you that we're all lousy with fleas...", 1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 12 December 1951, "Miller is in the hospital with [a] cold & headache & slight temp.  I guess that's where I should be as I don't feel too sharp...", 1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 20 December 1951, "Five more days till Christmas.  Seven more days & the war may be over.  That would be a fine Christmas present...", 1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 25 December 1951, "Merry Christmas!   It's far from being a white Christmas.  Outside the rain is falling down in a steady cold drizzle.  It's been raining for twelve hours and shows no signs of letting up...", 1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 28 December 1951, "I guess the Armistice fell through.  I haven't heard any news on it and we are still fighting today so I guess it's just simple deduction...", 1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 3 January 1952, "The holidays are over & we are back to the normal workday.  We flew steadily through the week.  I have 74 missions now...", 1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kimpo Airfield, Korea.
    
    
  • Letter: 6 January 1952, "Good morning!   It's nearly noon.  I just returned from an 1100 o'clock breakfast.   Miller & I & two other guys from the squadron came on R&R together.   We're staying at the Miyako Hotel in Kyoto...",  1st Lieutenant N. E. Duquette to Louise W. Duquette from Kyoto, Japan.
    
    
  • Article: Bedcheck Charlie
    
    
  • Article: The Mission Briefing
    
    
  • Article: The Weather Run
    
    
  • Article: Tex Hill Gets A Purple Heart
    
    
  • Article: A Trip to the Yalu
    
    
  • Article: Let's Play Bottles
    
    
  • Article: Black Tuesday, "Unwilling to endure the losses suffered in these two days of battle, Bomber Command ended daylight bombing missions over North Korea.  Bomber pilots would later refer to 23 October 1951 as "Black Tuesday".
    
    
  • Article: Bearding the Lion
    
    
  • Article: Dignity Blue
    
    
  • Article: Scottie, "However, on that memorable day in Korea, Scottie was one of a flight of four Meteor Pilots who got credit for hits on one of the MiGs which was shot down..."
    
    
  • Article: The Christmas Tree Caper, "On one particular evening in mid to late December of 1951, the Christmas season was approaching and the festive moods of Christmas were rapidly approaching with no signs of available Christmas decor such that a Christmas tree vendor would have to offer..."
    
    
  • Article: New Year's Eve - 1951, "The incident which I remember most about "Bed Check Charlie" was on the night of New Years Eve of 1951..."
    
    
  • Radio Interview: Eyes of the Front, October 1951.
    
    
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• Eledge, Ashley C., USAF
  
  
  • Ashley Eledge Photo Collection
    
    
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• Gray, Ruffin W., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  

  	Ruffin W. Gray Photo Collection
  	Article: The Origin of Cottonpickers
  	Article: So He Sent Me Down to the 15th
  	Article: Code Name: Honeybucket
  	Article: Well I Stole One Today
  	Article: Bearding the Lion
  	Article: The Unsung Heroes
  	Article: The Care Package
  	Stars and Stripes Newspaper Article: 9000TH MISSION REACHED BY COTTONPICKERS
  	Jet Gazette Article by Maj Ruffin W. Gray: Jet Reconnaissance Pilots Face MIGs Daily Over Korea, Without Guns
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• Gordon, Doug
  
  • Article: The 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing in Korea, 1951 - 1954
    
    
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• Hanson, James R.
  
  
  • Article: The Squadron is Packing
    
    
  • Article: First Mission
    
    
  • Article: Moving Day
    
    
  • Article: Gray is Taking Over
    
    
  • Article: At Peace With Myself and the World
    
    
  • Article: The Enemy in Our Midst
    
    
  • Article: All The F-86s
    
    
  • Article: The Twinkle of Silver Wings
    
    
  • Article: We'll Take Anything You Have
    
    
  • Article: They Can Sleep In  
    
    
  • Article: In the Middle of a real Dogfight
    
    
  • Article: A Shower of Tracers, "Midnight, we wake up to the sound of the air raid sirens, grab our helmets and slip quickly into our flight suits over our winter pajamas..."
    
    
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• Harden, E. Richard
  
  
  • Ernest R. Harden, III Photo Collection
    
    
  • Article: Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid
    
    
  • Newspaper clipping: Norfolk Photo Pilot Attacked 4 Times By MIG's in 100 Korean Combat Flights
    
    
  • Letter:  Dear Blank
    
    
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• Hunter, William
  
   
  • William Hunter Photo Collection
    
     
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• Law, Robert M.
  
   
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• Masterson, John E.
  
  
  • John E. Masterson Photo Collection
    
     
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• Meyer, Frank W., USAF
  
  
  • Frank Meyer Photo Collection
    
    
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• Nimmo, James W.
  
  
  • James W. Nimmo Photo Collection
    
    
  • Article: Break! Break!
    
    
  • Article: It Was a MiG!
    
    
  • "Blood Chits"
    
    
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• Powell, Ray, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF (Retired)
  
  

  • Ray Powell Photo Collection
    
    

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• Rigsby, Cecil, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  

  • Cecil Rigsby Photo Collection
    
    

  • Article: No Brakes!
    
    

  • Article: 100 Mission Chart
    
    

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• Saylor, George H., USAF
  
  

  • George H. Saylor Photo Collection
    
    

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• Sebring, Stan R., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  

  • Article: A Tennis Racket and a Ukulele
    
    

  • Article: Do You Think You Can Fly This Mission?
    
    

  • Article: I Was Wrong About That
    
    

  • Stan R. Sebring Photo Collection
    
    

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• Smith, JB, Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  

  • Article: My Job Was Photo Interpretation
    
    

  • Article: A Terrifying Experience
    
    

  • Article: The Fire Convinced Me I Should Bail Out
    
    

  • Article: Do you know anything about Bruce Shawe?, "I was passed around from here to there until I finally wound up as the charter member of "Pak's Palace" -- later becoming an infamous interrogation center.  As new people were brought in, I would always ask, "Do you know anything about Bruce Shawe?"
    
    

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• Sorenson, Ralph E.
  
  

  • Ralph E. Sorenson Photo Collection
    
    

  • The Crew Chiefs
    
    

  • The MiG Defector
    
    

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• Stearns, Richard A.
  
  

  • Richard A. Stearns Photo Collection
    
    

  • Newspaper clipping: "Augusta Pilot Completes Units 5000th Mission"
    
    

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• Stoltz, Edwin S., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  

  • Edwin S. Stoltz Photo Collection
    
    

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• Voss, Clyde, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  

  • Clyde Voss Photo Collection
    
    

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• Williams, Kris, Daughter of Lt. Col. Jack P Williams, USAF
   

  • Newspaper Clipping: 10,000th Mission by 15th TRS
    
     

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• Woodyard, Jean K., Colonel, U.S. Air Force (Retired)
  
  

  • Jean K. Woodyard Photo Collection
    
    

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