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Bill Erzar
5/12/2005 5:35:02 PM | Does anyone know how to access or do a records search at the National Archives? I would appreciate any info. Thanks!
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Win Bryson
5/13/2005 4:07:29 PM | Bill:
1. The National Archives' Website 'www.nara.gov', has a wealth of information, but I find it difficult to 'navigate' my way around in it - but 'that's me'.
2. There's a (very long) list of records they hold in categories called 'Records Groups'.
3. There are also many National Archives locations around the country, and they list them, what records they hold and rules and restrictions when visit them.
4. Their Website also has a 'Contact us' (E-mail tool) where you input your question and you get two replies: the 1st is an automatic acknowlesgement E-mail; and the 2nd, a NARA staff member's reply.
5. If you're looking for 401BG Records, I know they have the originals of the 401BG's Mission Reports and they also have lots of 401BG related still photos (the 401BG recently purchased digital images of), among other 401BG related records in their 'holdings'.
6. Written requests to the NARA have a NARA 'form', also, but letters to them work, too. As with any research, the more specific your request is, the better the chance of 'successful mining' their resources. In some cases, if what you're looking for is not in their holdings, their reply may even include suggestions of alternate resources. suggestion
Good hunting.
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Scott McElvain
5/14/2005 8:09:56 PM | I have a reference book that gives National Archive negative numbers for photos,if known, of B-17s by serial number and known nicknames. If anyone is looking, let me know.
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Bill Erzar
5/17/2005 4:01:11 PM | Scott,
Do you have any photos of "Cedric the Blip Boy" on loan from 351st to the 401st near the end of the war and used by Lt Bill Tobin crew of the 614th? Also a Fort by the name of "Forever Yours" possibly used by the same crew?
Thanks,
Bill
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Scott McElvain
5/18/2005 9:36:10 PM | My reference also has the 351st, but there is no record of those two nicknames. If you have serial numbers of either, that would help. The booklet has the B-17s in order of serial number and if there was a nickname connected to them, but there are serial numbers with unknown nicknames and vica versa......
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Ken Badgley
5/19/2005 1:26:59 PM | Hi Scott,
I am interested in any pics of the "Carolina Queen" #42-37809. Lost 11 January 1944 over Germany.
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A. Greer
5/22/2005 3:05:20 PM | I have not been able to find any photos of the B-17 #42-97811. "Sick Chick". Let me know if that is in your reference book.
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Billy Mencow
5/30/2005 3:58:35 PM | Hi Scott,
I am looking for photos of 615th Squadron, nickname "Wolf Pack" serial # 43-38159, lost on Nov.2, 1944.
Thanks very much,
Billy Mencow, nephew of Lt William Mencow who was lost on that mission
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Bill Erzar
5/30/2005 4:40:43 PM | Win,
You sure are right about difficulty navigating in the NARA site. I didn't have any luck at all.
Bill
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Kyle Berzina
7/16/2005 3:19:13 AM | Scott -
Have spent six years looking for any photos of my grandfather's B-17, "Omar the Dentmaker". Any chance that plane is listed?
Thanks in advance for your help !
Kyle
Arvada, Colorado
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Mary Lou Million Viglione
7/29/2005 3:50:55 PM | Have been looking for a photo of plane with tail no. of 339125M based out of Deenethorpe. My Dad was a tailgunner on this plane.
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Donna Sharp-Noble
7/31/2005 12:16:38 AM | Looking for any photos of my father's squadron-the 613th and their plane, the D-Day Dottie. My dad was the ball turret gunner on 22 missions. His name was Jack T. Sharp, and he recently passed away on July 15 of this year. I am searching for any info anyone can give me. Thank you all for this site!
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Donna Sharp-Noble
8/1/2005 1:56:43 PM | I am looking for the name of the B17 with the serial #44-6129, call letters IN-A. Any information would be helpful to fill in the gaps in my Dad's history. Thank you.
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GENE BUSH
8/16/2005 3:44:29 PM | DONNA, MY FATHER FLEW ON THE D-DAY DOTTIE. WAS PART OF L. BERNEBURG CREW. HE FLEW 26 MISSIONS. HE IS 85 NOW AND STILL IN GREAT HEALTH. I WILL ASK HIM IF JACK WAS PART OF HIS CREW.
GENE BUSH
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Scott McElvain
8/17/2005 10:34:20 PM | National Archives negative number NASA 66028AC...
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Scott McElvain
8/17/2005 10:38:05 PM | National Archives negative number NASA 65704AC........
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Scott McElvain
8/17/2005 10:40:26 PM | Sorry, none known according to my resources.
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Scott McElvain
8/17/2005 10:42:35 PM | Sorry, no known photos according to my reference....
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Scott McElvain
8/17/2005 10:48:31 PM | National Archives negative #A65713AC
Logan and Nield's book "Class Chassy" 1977 maybe a jacket photo p. 76
Valant's book on Nose Art p. 74, also maybe a jacket.
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Scott McElvain
8/17/2005 10:51:30 PM | No known nickname. Not unusual. Lots of them didn't.
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