Brig Gen Robert V. Clements, USAF (ret)
"23 Skidoo"
Flown by Captain Perry J. "Pee Wee" Dahl of the 432th Fighter Squadron, 475th Fighter Group.
"There are no fighter pilots down in Hell"
"Because of damn good Crew Chiefs"
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Personal Information
First saw light of day, February 6th 1924, in Danville, Illinois. Lived most
of my early life in Aspen, Colorado and Tucson, Arizona. Live on the bluffs
overlooking the beautiful American River in Carmichael, California.
Professional Information
Retired from the US Air Force where I served as both a fighter pilot and a medic. Pre-Med University of Arizona, major in Chemistry, minor, Life Sciences, 1948. Graduated
from UC Medical Center, San Francisco, California in 1952 with a DDS degree, later specializing in Orthodontics . Graduated from
Twin Engine (P-38s) Fighter Advanced Training at Williams AFB, Chandler,
AZ., 15 April 1944...Class 44-D. One of the proudest days of my life!!
AIRCRAFT I HAVE FLOWN
Under Construction..Not Complete
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Flying
Fishing
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Bob Clements
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Then (1944)and Now (2003)
A Trio Of Beautiful, Fantastic, Warbirds
The Putt Putt Maru, was the personal mount of Colonel Chuck MacDonald, CO, 475th FG, United States Army Airforces, Pacific Theatre of Operations. There were five Putt Putt Maru's. The first was a P-47 and the others were all P-38s. The one shown here is a P-38 L5, which is the same model aircraft I flew. The L Model is easily destinguishable by the built in landing light in the left wing .
The four leading P-38aces in the Pacific were:
- Major Richard Bong...HQ V Fighter Command....Marge...40 kills... Killed testing F-80s at Lockheed in southern California, August 6th 1945, the day the A-bomb burst over Hiroshima. Top leading U. S. Ace of all Wars. The Ace of Aces.
- Major Tom McGuire....431st FS...Pudgy V...38 kills... McGuire AFB named after him. KIA January 7th 1945.
- Colonel Chuck MacDonald...HQ 475th FG...Putt Putt Maru....27 kills.
- Major J T Robbins...80th FS.....Jandina....22 kills ....Robbins, retired as a Lt General, Vice Commander, Military Airlift Command, USAF.
General Robbins was once my instructor at Santa Rosa. One of the finest men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing in my life, and a hell of a poker player...also, a pool shark extrordinaire !!!. The General has now passed on to the Big Ready Room upstairs
Colonel MacDonald was the top scoring P-38 pilot to survive the war.
Lt Bob Clements, USAAF, December 1944..P-38L with four .50 cal and one 20mm cannon..Ready To Go!!!
A F-16 from the 56th Fighter Wing Luke AFB, AZ.
The Mission of the 56th is:
"Train the world's finest F-16 pilots and crew chiefs while providing agile combat support for Aerospace Expeditionary Forces."
Way to Go!!
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