Taylorcraft Military History Translation Needed

[M Towsley]

I would greatly appreciate if anyone can translate this military history card. The markings in red are mine, just trying to clarify some of the typing and print. It is a 1943 L-2B, military serial number 43-385. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help. (The second image may be clearer).

[Ed O'Brien]

Re: Taylorcraft Military History Translation Needed

ED OBRIEN calling;
I can translate most of this Marty. I know a bit of the 1943 History of the L2, which was being replaced by the L-5s in a lot of units. Give me a call... with regards; ED OBRIEN
(((303)))-871-9Zero-Zero-5

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Taylorcraft Military History Translation Needed

It says your rear throttle had a good time till lost to Army Ground forces///
I printed it call me sometime, IF we survive the flooding....

[M Towsley]

Re: Taylorcraft Military History Translation Needed

Yea, I caught that 'rear throttle' comment Forrest. At least something is authentic on it. Ed helped a bunch, it looks at though this is more of a military disposition card than a military history. I'll give you a call later this week when you dry out a bit. We got that same storm, too.

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Taylorcraft Military History Translation Needed

I love you man!! How did you land that beautiful wife to go along with your beautiful airplane.......

[Ed O'Brien]

Re: Taylorcraft Military History Translation Needed

Forrest: If you're talking about my (Ed O'Brien's) wife? I can't tell you why she married me. I'm just grateful she did. If you're talking about Marty's wife... it was probably because he's a such nice guy.

To anyone with an L2 tracking the military history can be fun! First of all... they don't have logs that came with the plane through their military service. As mine and Marty's prove, the first logs are likely from the last military depot they were ferried to for (final disposition) or sale to the public. If you can find out where the plane last served... in Marty's case Ft. Sam Houston... in my case Tulhoma, TN. then you can start tracking the units assigned to those bases during that time. Only when you start finding the squadrons records (which were compiled in mass for the whole squadron and are usually journal sized with all the planes in the squadron listed. In these records there are both mechanical and operational records. Likely one of the 2 sets of records are stored somewhere.) Then you can find out where and when your plane served.
So far my plane either served in the 127th Liaison Observation Squadron out of Wichita, KS by way of Sherman Field/Ft. Leavenworth... or a similarly detached squadron out of Ames Iowa. Both were in Tulhoma at the same time. I'm still working on it... but I must say enjoying it. I love history! When I was growing up in Wichita, KS. one of my neighbors was in the 127th in WW2. Wouldn't that be a small world coincidence?
With regards;
ED OBRIEN

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Taylorcraft Military History Translation Needed

Amen to BOTH wives! I can attest to Ed's knowledge of history , we had a wonderful time around Denver and down in Virginia too! Those history cards are only the start....and of course the logs & books here in Alliance. when they were first flown and perhaps being flown into the "brickyard" for crating and shipping. We should have flown over that area at the time of the Fly-In, only a few D models ever show up!!