Korean War Project

65th Troop Carrier Squadron




Photo by Hal Barker. Copyright 1989.






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Entry: 57580
65TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN
U.S. AIR FORCE 1951-1955
WILLIAM H. (BILL) THOMAS wrote on June 9, 2006


CITY AND STATE: ST. CHARLES IL

UNIT: 65TH TROOP CARRIER SQUADRON

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments: Looking for anyone who was in Japan in the Blue Tail Flies 1952-54 who might remember me. I was in charge of the sheet metal shop.

Keywords: personal friends: Joe Emond, Bill Morgan, Pennington, Vasquez.


 
Entry: 57347
65TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN
BLUE TAIL FLIES
REGULO VASQUEZ wrote on May 27, 2006


CITY AND STATE: DALLAS TX

UNIT: 65TH./ 817TH.T.C.SQD.COMBAT CARGO

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments:

Keywords: Was in the korean air drops and the 187th.parachute
drops in korea.
Went to Indochina and the P.I.
Arrived in Japan in 1952 and left in 54.
Went to England in 54 to 55.


 
Entry: 57346
65TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN
BLUE TAIL FLIES
REGULO VASQUEZ wrote on May 27, 2006


CITY AND STATE: DALLAS TX

UNIT: 65TH./ 817TH.T.C.SQD.COMBAT CARGO

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN

Comments:

Keywords: Was in the korean air drops and the 187th.parachute
drops in korea.
Went to Indchina and the P.I.
Arrived in Japan in 1952 and left in 54.
Went to England in 54 to 55.


 
Entry: 44030
65TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN
DAVIS FIELD,MUSKOGEE ,OKLA.
WALT STEIN wrote on June 24, 2004


CITY AND STATE: LISBON NY

UNIT: 65TH TCS USAFRES.

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: -

Comments: Lotsa great flying memories of C119G operations.Especially all that flight deck time with mostly world war two pilot vets. B17,24 jocks,even an over the hump driver.A special thanks to my mentor Frank Hostteter. Wish I had recorded the conversations. They were the BEST !
The bad memories ,were flying tornado alley with out radar.


Keywords: Post korea USAF vet 1955-1959 then active reserve 1959-1963

 
Entry: 6738
65TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN
KWV,BLUE TAIL FLIES
BARNES BEASLEY wrote on February 5, 2000


CITY AND STATE: HUNTSVILLE AL

UNIT: 65TH T.C. SQD.,403RD T.C.GROUP

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP: AIR FORCE VETERAN - KOREA

Comments:
Ashiya AFB, 1952-1953


Keywords:
Blue TailĀ Flies
Friends: A/1C Robert E. Mills,S/Sgt. William B. Tucker


 
Entry: 4356
65TH TROOP CARRIER SQDN
65TH/817 T/C SQDN COMBAT CARGO
PHILIP K. (PHIL) KEMPLAND wrote on November 7, 1999


CITY AND STATE: FLORISSANT MO

UNIT: 65TH/817 T/C SQDN COMBAT CARGO

SERVICE OR RELATIONSHIP:

Comments: At Ashiya AFB Japan (J1) APO75 From 1,July 1952
through July 1954


Keywords: Ashiya AFB Japan (J1) APO 75
From 1 July 1952 thru July 1954
65TH Troop Carrier Sqdn.
817th Troop Carrier Sqdn. 403rd TC Wing


 

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