Tunison Album — Volume 3 – Historic Aviation Military

Album 3 – Tunison Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4 Album 5 Album 6 Album 7 Album 8 Red Cross WWII Drawings ETO Creator of Life in the ETO Albums, James B. Tunisonand Paulette Starz James B. Tunison was from New York and enlisted in the Army Air Force in 1943 when he was 21.

He had a couple of years of aeronautical

He had a couple of years of aeronautical engineering college at Cornell and was sent to Burtonwood to assist with building and repairing aircraft. He met his future wife, Paulette E. Starz at Burtonwood.

She was from Indiana and volunteered for...

She was from Indiana and volunteered for the Red Cross. After the war, Paulette returned home and Jim was sent to Dubendorf, Switzerland to repair and scrap damaged aircraft. Mom and Dad keep a serious long-distance relationship through postal letters.

Jim proposed when he returned from the w...

Jim proposed when he returned from the war. Jim was discharged in 1946. Dad then worked for Republic Aviation on Long Island for several years.

Then was transferred to a new project at

Then was transferred to a new project at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Jim enjoyed sports cars, art, and skiing. They had 3 children together, Jim, Jeff, and Andy.

James B. Tunison was tragically killed i...

James B. Tunison was tragically killed in an auto accident a week before his 40th birthday. Mom recently passed at 100 years and these volumes of photos were rediscovered.

If you copy/ use any of the volumes

If you copy/ use any of the volumes somewhere else, please just credit James B. Tunison and Paulette Starz

'Pelto' at Communal Living Site 6

'Dawson' in the cockpit of a P-47 Thunderbolt

'Pelto' with a sign with the letters reading 'WACs''WACs' stands for 'Womens Army Corps'

'Biagi' and 'Dumbarton'

‘Biagi’ and ‘Howard’ B.T.O. # 2, # I, Respectively’Biagi’ and ‘Howard’ are looking towards Building 14 which is Section 7 Orderly RoomTo the right is Building 5 the Dining roomsIn the background is Brook House Farm & out Buildings & also Air Raid Shelter number 9 at Communal Living site 6

'Moseman & Dawson'

'Woody & Pelto' at site 6

'Ol droopy wings'Northrop P-61 Black Widow

'Pelto' in front of a B-17 'Batting AV 57'

'Pelto' in the rear Turret 'Stinger'

'Cox & Buesing'in front of building 7 at site 6

De Havilland Mosquito 'Skeeter'

L/R is Woody, Wells, Althouse, and Pelto,in the background is:Building 7 & Air Raid Shelter 10 at Site 6

Unknown 8th Air Force Personnel at Site 6

‘Woods’ In front of Building 7 at Site 6in the right background are the buildings of the Technical Site

McCracken 'Cracker'

In front of the P-38 from the left are:Mc Bride, Woods, and Bolan

'Daniel' in Limey Mustang taken from the P-51 WingTime is 10 in the evening & raining

'Danny' in a towing tractor

A-20 on runway 04in the background is a B-17 from the 96th Bomb Group based at Snetterton Heath UK

'Pelto' in a P-38 Lockheed Lightningin the background is the L-Type Hangars at E-Site

'Pelto' in the cockpit of a North American B-25 Mitchell

'Mike Biagi' in front of an Air Raid Shelter

'Pelto' Bails out

Left to Right are: 'Lewis, Danson, and Pelto' in front of a P-38 Lightning

B-17s in 'Sad Shack' Dispersals

Ronald J. Wood

'Northrop' P-61 Black Widow

'No Stomach Giles' in the Cockpit of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

The following 4 photos are of the Douglas C-54 Skymasters at Burtonwood in Civilian Clothes

The following 3 photos are of C-46s hauling cargo out of BAD1 Burtonwood after VE Day

American Red Cross Club at Princes Street Edinburgh

The cemetery grounds of St Peter’s churchyard at Village Road HeswallThe American in the photo is Jimmy England [Limey John]

St Peters Church with a part 14th Century towerThe main body of the Church was rebuilt in 1879A Chapel was added in 1893 by J F Doyle

The construction of the Church started in 1306 and had a grade 2 listed towerThe American serviceman in the photo is unknown

This Grave dates back to 1620

Part Roofers NightmareThe Church is just across the road from the Black Horse Pub

B -17 Internee from Sweden [no numbers on the rudder]

'Tunison' in front of B - 17 'OL FOUR TEN'

B-17 ‘Quittin Time’ 105 Missions DIR Depot Inspection Repair at A-Site Burtonwood34 Missions to date – 1742 – 31530/Quittin TimeProduction Block to B – 17 G2O – BO – 42 – 31432 to 42 – 31631 Manufacturer Boeing100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron Salvaged 31st May 1945Missions 107Delivered Denver 19/ 11/ 43Spokane 22/ 11 /43Kearney 12/12/ 43 with Ricih Hoggff Force Landed Base 14/12 43Prestwick 16/1/44Assigned 351 Bomb Squadron100 Bomb Group [EP – X] Thorpe Abbotts 17/1/44

The last crew of the B-17 ‘Quittin Time’ of the 100th bomb group 351st Squadron 8th United States Army Air ForceAll of the crew has survived 34 missions on this B-17 to date

P-47s In dispersal 1 Waiting shipment

P-38 Test pilot 'Hoag'

P-38 Test pilot 'Maier'

Jimmy England [Limey John] in the cockpit of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt 'Fightin Gator'

This photo is of a very special aircraft in WW2. It is the Republic P47 Thunderbolt ‘Fightin Gator Y8’ at Burtonwood USAAF in 1945.The aircraft was piloted by Fred Varn’s of the 404th Fighter Group 507 Squadron. The aircraft was donated by Republic Employees & it completed 200 missions without a technical abort. The aircraft was painted with the employee-donated plaque and the ribbons of the distinguished flying cross, the medal, and the purple heart.Norman Greider on the wing of the P-47Thunderbolt

Rocky Ryals/jimmy england (not sure yet? waiting for update)Standing outside the black horse hotel at School Hill Heswall on the Wirral Merseyside/Cheshire