Daily Earl Millers - pls don't clutter up

[Shane]

October 7

I flew an AT-6 for 2:55 hours, including one hour of formation
flying.

1943:  
I flew a P-39N on two convoy patrol missions for 2:35 hours.

1944:  
I flew a P-47D for 2:00 hours on a dive bombing and strafing
mission at Bologna.

1st Lt. Joe H. Canion of the 345th Fighter Squadron was climbing
out in weather as #3 (element leader) when he got in the prop
wash from #2 (wingman to flight leader) when the wingman moved from left to right wing unexpectedly during a left turn.
Canion's P-47D flipped upside down and into a spin.  He bailed
out at 1500 feet over Valentano, landing near the aircraft.  The
aircraft's bombs were not armed and the pilot was ok.

earl

[Guppy35]

Earl with the RF80A Group he flew with postwar.

He's 4th from the right in the front row.  Note the overseas hashmarks on the left sleeve and all that fruit salad on his chest.

Dan/Slack

[Shane]

October 8

1942:  
I flew an AT-6 for 4:25 hours.  1:10 hours was flying in a
formation of 24 aircraft.  1:25 hours was spend flying during
ground strafing practice.

1943:  
I flew a P-39N on convoy patrol for 55 minutes and squadron
formation practice for 45 minutes.

1946:
I departed Biggs AAF, El Paso, Texas for Shaw AAF, Sumpter, South Carolina as a member of the advance party for the 20th Fighter Group's move from Biggs to Shaw.  I drove my old, beat-up 1936 Pontiac.

I'm not sure of the exact date, but it was sometime between the
7th and 17th of October.

earl

[Guppy35]

Earl in the cockpit of the squadron CO's RF80

Dan/Slack

[Shane]

October 9

1942:  
I flew an AT-6 for 3:25 hours.

1943:  
I flew a P-39N for 40 minutes on a maintenance test flight.

October 10

1942:  
I flew an AT-6 for 2:30 hours.

1943:  
I flew a P-39N for one hour of slow time.

October 11

1943:  
I flew a P-39N  on two formation flights for 1:45 hours.
 
1944:
 I flew a P-47D for 2:45 hours on a dive bombing and strafing
mission at Bologna.  The three worse places for flak in Italy
were Bologna, Brenner Pass and Milan.

1965:
I departed Nha Trang for Saigon enroute to the CONUS.

earl

[Guppy35]

Some of the very early P80As when Earl first started flying them.

Note the overall gray paint still in use and the P buzz number instead of F.

Dan/Slack

[Shane]

1942:  
I flew an AT-6 on a cross country flight for 2:00 hours.

1944:  
I flew a P-47D for 1:45 hours on a dive bombing and strafing
mission at Bologna.

earl

[Guppy35]

Just to keep up.  

the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group, 1946, stateside

Earl is second from left in the back row

Dan/Slack

[Shane]

October 13

1943:  
I flew a P-39N for 50 minutes of slow time.

1944:  
I flew a P-47D for 2:45 hours on a dive bombing and strafing
mission at Bologna.


1965:
I returned to Nha Trang at the insistence of the VNAF so they
could give me a "going away" party that evening.

earl

[Shane]

October 14

1942:  
I flew an AT-6 for 1:05 hours.

1943:  
I flew a P-39N  on two formation flights for 1:10 hours.
 
1965:  
My last flight in Vietnam was spent giving flight instruction to
a VNAF pilot in an A-1G.  Flew 1:30 hours.  I then returned to
Saigon.

earl

[Guppy35]

Earl in the cockpit of a T28A

Dan/Slack

[Shane]

October 15

1942:  
I flew an AT-6 on a cross country flight for 4:05 hours.

1943:
I flew a P-39N on a formation flight for one hour and a PI (?)
mission for 30 minutes.

1965:
I departed Saigon for CONUS and arrived at Travis AFB, California
the same day because I had gained a day by crossing the
International Date Line.

earl

[Guppy35]

Can't believe I haven't posted this one before.

Earl in flight in his P39 "Eloise"

Talk about a pretty picture

Dan/Slack

[Shane]

October 16

1942:  
I flew an AT-6 for 50 minutes.

1944:  
I flew a P-47D for 2:40 hours on a dive bombing and strafing
mission at Modena.

earl

[Shane]

October 17

1943:  
I flew a P-39N on convoy patrol in the Algiers area for 1:45
hours.

1946:  
I flew a P-51D for 1:50 hours.

earl