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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

There will be an endless stream of tributes for Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the days ahead. His BBC obituary depicts a self reliant man of substance, including “22,219 solo engagements since 1952”. However [Read more]
In the media

Interviewed by WMAR-2 News’ Erin MacPherson

The Log Book Project founder Nick Devaux interviewed on WMAR-2 News’ Voices For Veterans by Erin MacPherson. This conversation was conducted LIVE on Facebook before featuring the main story on WMAR-2 News the same day.
In the media

UPCOMING: Feature on WMAR-2 Voices For Veterans

Some very exciting news today, the Log book will be featured on WMAR-2 News – (Baltimore/ABC) this Thursday 1 April at 7PM, Eastern time. WMAR-2 @ 7:00PM April 1st, 2021 As a reminder of how [Read more]
Obituaries

In memory of Mr. David Tejada

With heavy hearts we announce the (6 March, 2021) passing of former Filipino Scout and Bataan Death March survivor, Mr. David Tejada. His close-knit family are understandably heartbroken. Death has been a constant companion along [Read more]
Misc

Kaiten: Japan’s WWII Human Torpedo

Please join Mike Mair on Sunday 21 March as he presents his intriguing insights behind the story of Japan’s WWII human torpedo – Kaiten. On 20 November 1944 the USS Mississinewa (AO-59), a 553ft Fleet [Read more]

Air Marshal Douglas King Lee

29 October 2020 0

Douglas King-Lee was commissioned as a pilot officer in the Indian Air Force (IAF) in November 1944. During WWII, the Indian Air Force (IAF) played an instrumental role in halting the Japanese advance in Burma. [Read more]

Henry Parham

9 October 2020 0

One iconic image from D-day is one of beached LSTs on Omaha beach. Floating above the ships are silver oval shaped balloons as military vehicles drives off the LSTs. These balloons are known as “barrage [Read more]

Joseph “Joe” Joiner

9 September 2020 Comments Off

Joseph “Joe” Joiner amassed a staggering 10,000 hours in fighter planes over a 30 year US Air Force career. During WWII, Joiner flew 84 missions encompassing 374 combat hours over Europe, shooting down 4 Luftwaffe [Read more]

The Caterpillar Club: The Lester Schrenk story.

22 February 2021 0

Lester Schrenk served as a ball turret gunner assigned to 327th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force, stationed at RAF Podington. Schrenk’s story of service and survival against unimaginable odds is [Read more]

77 years ago, 17 January 2021

17 January 2021 0

Exactly 77 years ago Cyril Devaux climbed aboard a Fairchild Cornell aircraft at RCAF station No. 5 EFTS High River in Alberta, Canada. His journey to this point began 7 months earlier when he departed [Read more]

The journey begins closer to home

11 January 2021 0

Sometimes the inclination to think the best story is miles away has led us to miss the incredible information “hiding” in plain sight within easy reach. Sometimes the journey begins much closer to home, such [Read more]

77 years ago, 17 January 2021

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Tiger Moth N9151

11 November 2020 0

Cyril Devaux earnes his Pilot’s Flying Badge at No. 3 S.F.T.S Calgary on October 27th 1944. At the time he is unaware of the acquaintance with Tiger Moth N9151 he is about to make. The [Read more]