TimHortman Posted April 23, 2010 Report Posted April 23, 2010 Greetings all, The short story: Some time ago, I was talking with one of my co-workers about hobbies, interests, etc and earlier this week she brought in a few photos for me to see. They are just too good not to share with everyone! Both images show her father, Alfonse (Al) Balkas, during WWII, most likely in France. Photos are of 9th Airforce, 409 Bomb Group, 642nd Squadron A-20's... Enjoy! OKLAHOMA BELLE and a great photo of FAT STUFF with 100 missions!
ghodges Posted April 23, 2010 Report Posted April 23, 2010 Those are COOL! Thanks for sharing them. By the way, that second one would make for a GREAT diorama! GIL
TimHortman Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Posted April 23, 2010 Gil - I thought the very same thing when I saw it. The first thing I noticed when she showed me was the newly marked "100 Missions" on the nose - then I saw the crewmen!
MikeMoore Posted April 23, 2010 Report Posted April 23, 2010 Those are COOL! Thanks for sharing them. By the way, that second one would make for a GREAT diorama! GIL Now, if only I were any good at either or both sculpting and painting figures! Mike And by the way, the pictures are very cool Tim. Thanks for sharing!
GregWise Posted April 25, 2010 Report Posted April 25, 2010 Wow thanks for sharing these interesting photographs.
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