Boy did you send me information I can use.  I am going to dowload it for my files. 
You gave me a lot of info on the P-38s.  But I was especially interested in the
article on "Pappy" Gunn.  I met him once before he equipped the B-25 with the 75 mm
cannon.  Just after I joined the 39th several of us pilots were sent to Melbourne,
Australia to pick up some 38s that had come over on ships at the start of the war. 
They had been uncrated there and assembled and had just been sitting there.  Our
mission was to test them and fly them back to Moresby.  It just so happened that
Pappy Gunn was there and he was assigned to escort us back.  So.I flew on the wing
of his B-25 from Melbourne to Sydney to Brisbane to Townsville and over the Coral
Sea to our squadron in Moresby.  He was some pilot for I don't think we got over 100
feet all the way.Some time later I was on my way to a combat leave in Sydney when we
made a refueling stop at Townsville and we saw some B-25s shooting at an old wreck
in the harbor.  We didn't know at the time but that was Pappy testing the 75s on his
modified planes. 

Now comes a sad memory.  In the later part of 1943 our squadron was to escort the
B-25 strafers on the daylight missions to the Japenese stronghold at Rabaul.  On one
of the missions we had hopped the Finisterre Mountains over to Dobodura so we could
refuel and stretch our range.  On the morning of this mission a weather recon came
back and reported a strong weather front and the mission was cancelled until the
next day. Since we had not seen the modified planes with the 75s another pilot and
Idecided to go have a look. As I strolled passed them I suddenly saw a familiar face
and it turned out to be a guy that was my tenor sax man in the school dance band. 
In the attachment he is second from my right.  His name was Aubry Moore. He
recognized me and we had a happy reunion and he showed me all through the plane.  He
was so proud of it.  I didn't even know he was in the Air Corps.He wanted me to fly
in the cockpit with him the next day, but since I was scheduled for the cover
mission I had to decline. The sad part is on that mission he was shot down and as
far as I know his body has never been found.  I think his plane burned before
hitting the ground. So many good pilots didn't return and every day I realize how
lucky I have been. 

I'm sure you know the story of "The Glacier Girl"  that was dug out of the ice and
put back into flying condition.  I made a trip to Middlesboro, KY when it was there
and had my picture taken with it. Also they had any pilot who flew the 38 in combat
put his name on a 45 cal. bullet.  I have my name on a bullet with the exhibit. 
Somewhere in my hard drive is a picture of that and when I find it I will send it to
you. It is not in Middlesboro an more for it was sold to a private outfit and I
think it is somewhere in Texas. 

All for this time.  Thelma is at a DAR meeting and I have to go pick her up.  When I
return I will get some DVDs to send to you. 

Please keep me posted on Bob's condition, and keep writing. 

LEW