He passed along his love of the airplane to me. There is a very active group of MAG 25 veterans who have a lot of excellent stories about the R4D and it's service during the Pacific campaign. I have pictures passed down to me from my late father of his R4D as the first plane to land on the unfinished coral airstrip at Vella Lavella on Sept 27, 1943. Vella Lavella would later gain fame as the base of Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington's Black Sheep squadron.
I'm glad to see all the great information available on this monumental aircraft. Thanks and good luck Ted Schwartz
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