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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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Flying for the U.S. Army Air Force. June 29, Peter officialy reported for duty in the USAAF. At Mather Field in Sacramento California (it is still in operation as a commercial field). From July 11 to August 28, Peter was assigned to gunnery school at Las Vegas Army Air Field (modern day Nellis Air Force Base). A quite time, Peter only flew for 7 hours during these two months. September 7 1942, Peter transferred in to the eleventh air force. Maintained by Ted's Webs.
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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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In January of 1942, Peter arrived in Canada. After serving 16 months in the United Kingdom, he boarded the HMS Morton Bay in the final days of 1941, spending New Year's Day on the high seas. From January of 1942 to June of 1942, Peter spent the remainder of his Royal Air Force (RAF) service in Canada as a flight instructor. His wife Fay traveled from Chicago to Canada to be with him. They rented a house in Weyburn and spent the remainder of Peter's time in Canada together. Maintained by Ted's Webs.
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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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The Peter B. Provenzano Digital Archive. Royal Canadian Air Force. US Army Air Force. This resource serves as a memorial to the life of Peter B. Provenzano. This document tells the story a flyer who flew from the heydays of barnstorming to the end of World War II. Taken directly from photo albums, scrapbooks, flight logs, personal letters, and from those who were closest to him, this document serves as a firsthand account the life Peter B. Provenzano. SCHEME = ISO8601 2005-07-01. SCHEME = IMT text/html.
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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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Peter B. Provenzano. Peter and Fay Provenzano. The Beginning of it All. My curiosity and interest in Peter was stoked by my father. As a child, he had endless stories about his father Joe Gayford, Warren Peterson, and Peter Provenzano—three barnstorming buddies. All three of which had a different and unique role in the air war of WWII. In 1993, I sent away for Peter's military records. Since then I have been collecting material, performing research, and attempting to make it all relevant. This resource i...
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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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Peter B. Provenzano. Peter and Fay Provenzano. Peter B. Provenzano Digital Archive. The Peter B. Provenzano Digital Archive tells the story a flyer, from the heydays of barnstorming to the end of World War II. Taken directly from photo albums, scrapbooks, flight logs, personal correspondence, and from those who were closest to him, this document serves as a firsthand account of the life of Peter Provenzano. About the Archive's Developers. About the Archive's Timeline. How You can Help.
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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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Service in the Royal Air Force. Bound for England. Disembarking at Liverpool. On September 14, 1940, he spent the next fifteen months in the United Kingdom. His first day of flying in the RAF was September 17, 1940, and his last day of flying was November 30, 1941. During which time he racked up 484 hours of flight time. On January 15, 1941, he transferred into the 71st Eagle Squadron. Maintained by Ted's Webs.
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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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Patrol: The Final Month. Peter s final flight log entry was on August 25, 1943 his last day of duty in the 344th fighter squadron. Within a month of leaving Alaska he died. On October 29, 1943, Peter was on a low altitude patrol, when his wing man clipped his tail. He went into a tail spin, to low to eject, he was instantaneously killed upon impact. The crash occurred in Wake county, North Carolina. Just southeast of Raleigh, the accident occurred in a farmer's field of off U.S. Route 70.
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Peter Provenzano: A Digital Memoir of World War II as a Pilot in the RAF and USAAF
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The years from 1919-1939 were a time of record breaking flights and famous aviators, air racing, dramatic advances in aviation technology, and the barnstormer. It was the barnstormer thrilling crowds at air shows and county fairs with aerial feats of daring-do that helped make the American public air conscious. Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight from New York to Paris ignited a generation of flyers. Lindbergh was a hero to young American aviators. Martha tells the story of the time a very portly woman ...