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  • Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

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Iwo Jima Stang

Jan; Where did you get these pictures? My Dad was on Iwo with the 90th Seabees from Mar. 45 till the end of the war. Got any pictures of their area on Iwo? He would love to see them while he is still here.
 
I'm not sure where 'their' area was on Iwo, but I do have pics of seabee's, mainly off the internet, and some out of books.
Here's a few sites that might interest you:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/usnavyseabeemuseum/sets/72157626634227183/
http://www.veteransmagazine.com/membersarea/MagazineIssues/16thmag/TheSeabees.pdf

this is the 90th I believe:
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and a few more pics of seabee's in action:
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jim said:
Jan; Where did you get these pictures? My Dad was on Iwo with the 90th Seabees from Mar. 45 till the end of the war. Got any pictures of their area on Iwo? He would love to see them while he is still here.
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Jim , my dad (3rd Mar Div) told me how extremely important everyone's job was on Iwo . He originally started out as a "ground pounder" but ended up repairing artillery as he worked in a machine shop prior to the war . I do remember him talking about the Seabees and how they worked day and night preparing the airfields to accept the B29's and to having to try and extend the length . He said they on occasion had a Japanese sniper pop out of a cave and especially dangerous were any left over mines .

Really looking forward to this project of resurrecting Iwo Jima . It will be a great tribute !

Rich
 
The only thing my Dad ever said about Iwo was How he & his buddy were "caught" between the Marines & the Air Corps in the last banzi charge on Iwo & about buiding the road up Mt. Sarabarchi (forgive the spelling). I' check out those websites & download Jankees pictures. Thanks all. Keep the fab repaints coming.
 
Wow, the pictures are fantastic. Things are begining to happen here. I just got a PM from Mark (Roger Wilco 66) and he will be producing all the things we need for a first class scenery for Iwo Jima. It just takes time so we have to be patient. I started dreaming of this a couple of years ago and now finally things look like they could be coming together. Keep your fingers crossed. We will let you know when to begin your start up procedures for your Mustangs.
 
stovall said:
Wow, the pictures are fantastic. Things are begining to happen here. I just got a PM from Mark (Roger Wilco 66) and he will be producing all the things we need for a first class scenery for Iwo Jima. It just takes time so we have to be patient. I started dreaming of this a couple of years ago and now finally things look like they could be coming together. Keep your fingers crossed. We will let you know when to begin your start up procedures for your Mustangs.
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I traced the coastlines of Iwo Jima as well as the southern and northern islands last year and found it again on my hdd. I'll import them into SBX and do my best to make them appear good!
A few minutes ago I also ckecked if the ASTER V2 high res DEM data is error free, and from what I see it's OK. So we also have a very good mesh for it.
All in all not too much work - hang on!

Cheers,
Mark
 
Tom,

pls check your PM. I resampled the ASTER DEM data for the mesh, retraced the coastlines in Google Earth, and made the islands (including the north and south islands) out of the KMLs as well as new landclass and waterclass. If you want, I'll send the files to you for testing.
Unfortunatly, I experienced a bad system crash on my main FSX and development PC, so I had to divert to another PC for doing this. Hence I can't really check how it looks like on an up to date FSX installation.



Cheers,
Mark
 
Mark, PM reply made. Testing the files is a great way to start. This project will make many people happy. The FSX Iwo Jima island leaves much to be desired. Ready to get things started. Your help is very much appreciated by all.
 
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