Dedicated to the airmen who lost their lives in World War II
July 4, 1944 (2021)
Welcome to Bombardier's Lounge
Broadcast fromKRML AM/FM radio & global internet from the Eastwood Aerodrome, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
237 missions from 07/10/2004 - 3/24/2009 from the Bombardier's Lounge archive.
Chester Ng Graphic
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The last KRML mission of
"The Music that helped save the world!"
Dedicated to the airmen who lost their lives in World War II
was flown Friday, March 20th, 2009.
four and a half years...
237 missions.
Thanks for your loyalty and being such
such great fans of Bombardier's Lounge
and WWII Big Band Jazz: the music that
Helped save the world...
It was an honor to serve you.
You can still Click "Missions on demand"
(scroll down) at the old radio below
And here's an Aastwood Aerodrome photo
of Capt. Mike by Dave Silva
Dave Silva photo
"Over...and out."
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Capt. Mike Waiting to meet up with John Steinbeck
at Steinbeck's Monterey adobe, December 9, 1944...
William Souder photo
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Calling the world-wide
Bombardier's Lounge crew...
come in crew...
Click here for an "encore" transmission
of the September 26, 1944 (2008) mission!
(stand by for future encore missions)
That's an order!
Capt.Mike
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ATTENTION:
Check this out!
click here
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Lt. Eddie Janis, Cabernet Squadron,
provides this link to the
b-24 Willow Run Story (YouTube).
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Veterans and the greatest generation
don't need reminding of December 7th, 1941.
There was a world war today's Americans
need to be reminded of, or educated about.
And then we were unprepared again...
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A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TREAT:
KODAK MOVIE OF V-J DAY IN HONOLULU!
CLICK HERE AND ENJOY...
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Recommended Short Rwad:
"Finding Fred"
An e-book by Timothy Smith
Click for its YouTube trailer.
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Bombardier's Lounge Video
of a B-25 Hot rideVideo by Capt. Mike
(Loading time worth the wait)
This coastline could be Normandy, Holland, or Denmark.
It's California between Moss Landing and Capitola on Monterey Bay:
Up the coast as TAIL-GUNNER,
TOP TURET-GUNNER, and NOSE GUNNER
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Click here for an "Encore" transmission
of the SEPTEMBER 26, 1944 (2008) mission!
(stand by for future encore missions)
That's an order!
Capt.Mike
you can still Click "Missions on Demand"
(scroll down) at the old radio below
And here's an Eastwood Aerodrome photo
of Capt. Mike by Dave Silva
"Over...and out."
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And who would think, that after
decommissioning, the most connections to
Bombardier's Lounge WWII Big Band Jazz
are still coming in from www.baidu.com
(the Google of China!)
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Here's an account of an Apollo 11 Moon Landing
and Junior Officers Revolt at
Strategic Air Command Headquarters
(Offutt AFB, Omaha Nebraska, July 20, 1969
in which Capt. Mike took part.
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A "Naked Phanny" (Nakhon Phanom
Royal Thai Air Force Base,Thailand)
1970 memoir of David Walton.
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VETERAN SERVICE ADVOCACY
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delays or denials of benefits, and situations
critical to the care of U.S. military veterans
Click Here
VETERANS AND ASBESTOS
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to toxic asbestos-containing materials during military service which
could develop into mesothelioma.
Our goal is to offer a one-stop resource on all asbestos and mesothelioma-related
information ranging from occupational exposure to mesothelioma life expectancy.
Click Here for legal options available to veterans with mesothelioma
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Broadcast (and streaming internet audio) from KRML,
the Carmel, California, jazz radio station made famous
by Clint Eastwood in "Play Misty For Me."
Isackson photo
With Captain Mike
(Formerly: Capt. Michael Kenneth Hemp, U.S.A.F.)
e-Mail me: mkhemp@thehistorycompany.com
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And from the "War that Never Was":
Monkey Hotel special ops missions to
the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos,
and and aerial recon of Cambodia
Chester Ng "Capt. Mike" photo!
Check out Capt. Mike's new Amazon.com 5-star Sci-tech Novel!
"End of lies, the Nadjik Pheromone"
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Broadcasting weekly missions, September 10, 2004 March 24, 2009
(Click on B-17 to hear the show intro. Click on the old radio below for recent missions)
Captain Mike flies back into the 1940s at the controls of Bombardier's Lounge
each Friday afternoon, 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (Pacific Time), for another mission
back into the nostalgic big band music of the 1940s:
"The music that helped save the world"celebrating and commemorating
the men and the aircraft that took to the air during World War II.
Click here for an actual B-24 Bombardier's Lounge take-off
Collings Foundation photo
Broadcasting live from the "cockpit" of Bombardier's Lounge, the show
can be heard locally (Central California Coast) on KRML 1410 AM,
on 92.5 FM Comcast cable in Monterey County, and world-wide
on streaming internet audio at www.KRMLradio.com.
Missions surviving flack and fighters can be heard on-demand
by clicking the old radio, below.
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CAPT. MIKE'S
HOT LIST
Squadron News & Events
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HOW TO LISTEN TO BOMBARDIER'S LOUNGE ON YOUR COMPUTER:
Click here for more
Bombardier's Lounge WWII Big Band Jazz
broadcast on KRML:
"Radio you gotta see!"
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MISSIONS ON-DEMAND!
Click on the radio!
If you missed a few missions, check them out here:
(missions surviving flack and fighters)
The entire 2-hour flights are on streaming MP3!
Thanks to the Desert Rat Squadron of the Bombardier's Lounge
KRML Desert Air Corps, Maj. Clarke Isackson, commanding.
Shows posted subject to Flack and Focke Wolfe 20mm damage to radio room.
Bombardiers' Lounge is a production of The History Company, in association with
Isackson Productions, Scottsdale-Rio Verde, AZ.
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Captain Mike's favorite WWII links:
(If you can, tell them "Capt. Mike and Bombardier's Lounge sent you.")
(Click here for a List of Favorite Links)
E-mail here to add your site to the Bombardier's Lounge WWII site list
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To the boys flying "The Hump"
(Here's a great link to the China-Burma-India "CBI's")
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The MAIL BAG!
Letters to Bombardier's Lounge
from our crew around the world.
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NEW!
Eastwood Aerodrome
Supply depot
with Quartermaster's Choice
A growing collection of
WWII Aero Memorabilia.
Click HEre
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WELCOME TO THE NEW
"JAYHAWK SQUADRON"
(WWII HISTORY CENTER, EL DORADO, KANSAS)
of the BOMBARDIER'S LOUNGE U. S. ARMY AIR CORPS
"Lt. Allen Cooley" commanding.
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WAR IS HELL!
CLICK HERE WITH REVERANCE
FOR THOSE WHO DIED IN THE SKIES IN THE 1940s,
FIGHTING TO KEEP THE WORLD FREE.
WARNING: YOU MAY NEVER FORGET
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO SEE.
Gun-camera from a German ME-109 raking a B-17 with cannon fire.
(Allow time to load)
And a suicidal Luftwaffe attack on a solo B-17
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"The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner"
From my Mother's sleep I fell into the state,
and I hunched in it's belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from it's dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the Nightmare Fighter.
When I died, they washed me out of the turret
with a hose.
Randall Jerrell- 1945
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ATTENTION ALL CREWMEMBERS!
Capt. Mike was the MC and WWII Big Band music source for
the 8th Annual Marina Air Faire, Saturday, October 14, 2006.
Isackson photo
There was a short break from announcing the Air Faire
for a B-25 low-level, off-shore sortie up the coast,
past the stacks at Moss Landing, to Capitola and back.
Take a look at these clips from tail-gunner, top-turret and
bombardier-gunner's seats on the B-25 "In The Mood":
"In The Mood"(photo) Piloted by Bob Klears
(Hot Flight Offshore VIDEO)
You may experience loading delay on video: but it's worth it!
Up the coastfrom the tail gunner seat
Up the coastmore from the tail gunner seat
Top-Turret gunner's view, back down the coast
Nose-gunner, Bombardier view
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FROM THE SUBLIME ALLIED COMMANDER:
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AN EXCLUSIVE ITEM FROM THE HISTORY COMPANY:
U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS INSIGNIAS
(10 die-cut fade-resistant vinyl stickers on 8-1/2 X 11" sheet)
Ten sticker sheet, $9.95 + $4.05 Priority Mail
(for any number of sheets ordered)
Order Here
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Listen to Win
WWII air memorabilia from sources like
The American Air Museum in Britain
www.americanairmuseum.com
Posters Patches Pins and More
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AIR CREWS
Click here for AIR CREW CHATTER (Interview clips)
Click here for AIRCREW GALLERIES
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WWII AIRCRAFT TOURS
The Collings Foundation Wings of Freedom Tour cities and dates.
The Winners of the cross-country Repositioning Flight
from San Luis Obispo to Monterey on May 11th, 2007,
from KRML's Bombardier's Lounge WWII Big Band Jazz:
B-17 "909": Joe Scarr, Eugene, Oregon
B-25 "Tondelayo" Dave Nelson, Carmel Valley, California
B-24 "Witchcraft" Jeffrey Weldon, Santa Clarita, California
Congratulations to our winners and thanks to all of you that entered.
For more info: www.collingsfoundation.org
or on the Central Coast, call (831) 883-4142
or the Collings Foundation (800) 568-8924 for reservations.
Click here to see the B-24 "Witchcraft"
take-off from San Luis Obispo:
(large file; allow time to load)
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B-17 "909" B-24 "Witchcraft" B-25 "Tondelayo"
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HERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE PASO ROBLES TO MONTEREY
REDEPLOYMENT FLIGHTS ON MAY 17TH, 2006.
"Wings of Freedom" at the Monterey Peninsula Airport
May 17-19, 2006with the addition of the B-25 Tondelayo.
Click Here for a look at the new book
Calculated Risk: The Extraordinary Life of Jimmy Doolittle
by the Granddaughter of Jimmy Doolittle.
She and her father flew in the B-25 "Tondelayo"
on the "Wings of Freedom" Monterey to Hollister repositoning flight.
CLICK HERE for a look at THE B-25 site on the net, as the Kaiser Boys fly from
Monterey to Holister on the re-positioning flight, with Jonna Doolittle Hoppes aboard, and her father,
John Doolittle, in the right seat! Compliments of the Collings Foundation and BombardiersLounge.com.
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EAA, (Oshkosh, WI) B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" current U.S. Tour Schedule
(Photos from Salinas Municipal Airport, California: April 25th and 26th, 2006)
PHOTOS OF "ALUMINUM OVERCAST" AT SALINAS
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BOMBARDIER'S LOUNGE EDITOR'S CHOICE
WAR MOVIE THEATER
Fighters and Bombers
"At The Matinee"
http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/MATINEE.html
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PIGEONS IN COMBAT'S
5TH ANNIVERSARY
CLICK HERE
Documentary Film released on DVD:
A short film by Al Croseri
http://pigeonsincombat.com/
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DAYS OF INFAMY and the
AMERICAN REACTION
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BombardiersLounge.com is a production of The History Company
www.thehistorycompany.com
July 4, 1944 (2020)
Capt. Mike KRML Links WWII Aircraft Tours
