Tunison Album — Volume 5

Album 5 - Tunison

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 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 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 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 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 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 somewhere else, please just credit James B. Tunison and Paulette Starz

Looking East, In the Foreground is:Runway 15/33, Dispersal B, and the East Perimeter Track filled with B-17sIn the Background is:Site 1and Dispersal 2The B-17s with the Group tail letters A inside a Square are from the 3rd Air Division 94th Bomb Group at Bury St EdmundsThe B-17 with the Group tail letter B inside a Square is from the 3rd Air Division 95th Bomb Group at Horham.The B-17 with the Group tail letter H inside a Triangle is from the 1st Air Division 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh

Lieutenant Combs on oil consumption B. U. S. Flightphoto shot by Baxter in the other B-17

From the Left is Irvin and Zachry

Joe Palm is next to a Cessna Crane UC-78In the Left background is:Building 2 the control tower & Building 3 the Ferry Control Center

Limey Percival Proctorin the left background is the Alert and Service Center

Buchanan Arms Hotel Drymen

Loch Lomond Balloch Scotland

Hellen Jumps a Ditch

BEA Warner from Idaho BA

Lounge at Buchanan Arms

Side of the Lounge at the Buchanan Arms

An old Scotch bagpiper

Bud Martin in front of a De Haviland Mosquito

Bud Martin in the cockpit of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Bud Martin at the Communal Living Site 6

Bud Martin is on the wing of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

From the Left back row is:Vonhanson, Wenke, Olden, Youngs, and BrokanAt the front from the Left is:Mulville, and Popovich, at Dispersals 1

Johnny Ryan in the cockpit of a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt at Dispersals 1

Martin B-26 Marauder Named Evasive Action

Ol Dipped in, Flying Position in a P-47 Thunderbolt

Field B-54 Parris France Perimeter, Crash Trucks

B-54 Group PhotoFrom the left back row is:Lewis, Darilek, Hodges, Cox, Jones, Wille, St. Jacque, Martin, Hover, & WilliamsFrom the left front row is:Riley, Sidel, Cuard, Simon, Green, Beauregard, Meredith, and Heath(2 Names seem to be missing from the back row?)

Avro Lancaster Landing on Runway 33

4 Rolls-Royce Merlin Engines powered the British Avro Lancaster

The Princess May at Ardlui, Argyll Scotland

Smile Please at Scotland

Tunison in Loch Lomond Scotland on the 15 July 1945

Bud Martin in the cockpit of a P-38

Bud Martin in a P-38 next to the Windsock Indicator

Dick Williams at Living Site 6

Bobby Moddrell in the cockpit of a P-38 next to the Windsock Indicator

Bobby Moddrell in the cockpit of a P-38

Bobby Moddrell is in flying clothing

Bobby Moddrell next to a P-38

Bobby Moddrell in front of a P-38

Refuge in a bomb storage hut

From the Left are:

Maggie, Jenny, Jones, and Pelto at the Hanan Arms Bowling Green

Neujahr, Tunison, & Brits Changing the plugs of the number 4 Engine of a B-17G

B-17 Cruising at 21-31/ 170 Indicated

British Airspeed Oxford

B-17 on take-off P-47s on the ground

Limeys give the Victory Sign

Neujanr and Irvin

Warrington Bank Quay Low-Level

The American Red Cross Service Club at Glasgow

American Red Cross Babe from Liverpool named Martha in Scotland

Ruth Hyde in Scotland

From the left is Miller, Courtney, Daly, Virga, and Harris at site 6To the right is Building 11 section 7 Barrack hutIn the far background is the Tecnical Site

From the left is dipped-in Kinyon, Mulville, Shope, & Zean Williams

Gooney Bird Peals off C-47

A house at the side of A-Site

Mud-Hole HighwayPhoto taken from the airfield looking

towards Joy Lane, Highfield, and Ivy Cottage

Quicksand A la Limeyin the background is Building 225

the Supply Warehouse at Mary Ann Site The water tower is on Site- 2

Jimmy Lindsey

Harris in the Cockpit of a B-26

Taken in Edinburgh Scotland by

Joe Lefeaux Sergeant 38487423 / 344 Bomb Group 495th Y5 SquadronJoe Stole a Kilt out of this Joint

Double Nissen Type dining hall

building incorporating the Soda Fountain located at site 6 opposite the Technical Site Tinker HallThe building in the background to the right of the photo is building number 50 the Guardroom wardens office at the Technical Site

inside the Soda Fountain Building

Repairing Runway 09/27

Barnet Pre-flights an A-20

Pulling Props from the left is Barnet & Harris is on the right

A-20, Mesh Left

Slacking off on Relief Valve

Douglas A-20

From the Left is Barnet & Wood is on the right

From the Left is Harris & Barnet is on the Right

Harris is standing next to a B-26 called The Pregnant Pelican

Woods is on the Left & Worthington is on the Right at Site 6 Communal Living Site

Daly is on the Left & Williams is on the Right at Site 6

A-26 on take-off

B-17s on Dispersal I at the side of E-SiteNote: One of the L-Type hangar number 42 is in the background

B-17 Running out Preflight Checksin the background is the K-Type hangar at Technical site

Dispersed B-17sin the Background is L-type Hangar Number 42 at E-Site

Big Stoop, Merle Woods in the Cockpit of a B17

Tex Harris and LT Purseglove completed aTour in B-17 Stud Duck with no Casualties

Merle C. Woods is standing next to B-17 Stud DuckIn the background is Building 225 Supply Warehouse and Workshops at Mary Ann SiteThis Building is listed as number 2 on the Record Site plan

Merle C. Woods in front of B-17 Stud Duck Piloted for Haynes in the 310th Ferry Squadron

B-17 with the inboard Engine Feathered

Inside the B-17 from the left are Barnet, Harris Bombardier, and Worthington CMPT. MT

Worthington on one of the B-17.50 cal Browing MG

Smilin Jim Harris 1

Smilin Jim Harris 2

The following 10 photos are

of the Sad Shack dispersal areaB-26, and P-47s on the dispersals

On the dispersal is a B-26 in the right foregroundFurther back on the left is a B-17P-47s in the background

On the dispersals is a B-26 on the Leftin the center are 2 rows of Parked P-47son the Right is a B-24In the background are the 2 K Type

Hangars at A-Site numbered 7 and 8

In the foreground is the engine of a B-17

&a lineup of parked P-47s is in the background Hangars 7 and 8 at A-Site can be seen in the far background

In the foreground is the

engine of a B-17in the background is a lineup of parked P-47s

On the Apron is a B17, C-47, and P-47s

A selection of B-17s and a B-24

can be seen in this photoThe C-Type hangar number 5 at the Mary Ann site can be seen from the Sad snack

Harris in the cockpit of a P-47

Big stoop Woods in the

cockpit of a P-47

A-26 with 16 forward firing fifties

Kokko working on P-47

The Selma Kids standing in frontof B-17 Alabama Exterminator 2

Mouldy Morgan standing in frontof L2 Taylorcraft Liaison aircraft

Douglas A-20 Hovoc

Standing in front of theDouglas A-20 Hovoc are:L/R Old Nick, Mouldy& Mountain Boy

Standing L/R back row are:Miller, Courtney, and WilliamsStanding L/R front row are:Virga, and Daly

To the right is Building 11The Section 7 Barrack Hutin the background is Building 7The Ration Store

C-47 Gooney BirdThe Boston Queen

Morgan & Nicholsnext to a Beech UC-43

Nick and Mountain Boystanding next to a P-38Called Laden Maiden

Fort Worth First Citizen 1

First Citizen 2

Okie Kimball is at site 6

in the background is an Air Raid Shelterand to the Left is Lythgoe Site

Guernsey & Wilson Standing

in front of an Air Raid ShelterOkie is on the top at site 6

Okie is taking a photo of

site 6 barrack hutsin the background the roof of the building above the Air raid shelter is Brooke House farmThe farmhouse & outbuildings were retained & incorporated into the airfield construction