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        <description><![CDATA[USAF Uniforms and Memorabilia of the Vietnam War]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Yankee Air Pirates need your help!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2017 10:17:54 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dear readers, It has been almost four years since the first volume a Yankee Air Pirates was published, on October 28, 2013. It has been an incredible journey, that we tried to depict in the early posts of our Yankee Air Pirates blog. We could never have... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivier Bizet & François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Maj. William L. Kirk, 433rd TFS Mig Killer]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Oct 2017 17:59:59 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Center: Maj. Kirk celebrating Col. Olds’ last flight in September 1967. 
The Holy Grail of the Vietnam War Air Force collection: an IDed HGU-2A/P that belonged to a double MiG killer! The helmet is as found, a bit damaged but an historical items should... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[One in a million]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2017 10:22:40 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[One in a million. That phrase comes to mind thinking about those two items re-united in my collection. This phrase “one in a million” reminds me of a TV show I saw about 25 years ago, in England, when they broadcasted a report about an Australian Nam... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Sergeant John F. Wytonick, 823rd Combat Security Police Squadron]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2017 19:15:35 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Vietnamese Marine Corps "Seawave" pattern Tiger Stripe uniform worn by Sgt. Wytonick. Note the Vietnamese QC (Military Police) patch, as worn by all SP personnel in South Vietnam. Combat Security Police personnel were allowed more personal choices for... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivier Bizet]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Robert D. Gallup, 1st Air Commando Squadron]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:29:16 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Capt. Gallup's second pattern OG-107 shirt, with the usual shortened sleeves. All patches, including the 34th Tactical Group pocket patch, are Vietnamese hand embroidered.
Here is a small tribute to Robert D. Gallup (25 Aug. 1934 – 16 June 1965). Robert... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Udorn 2016]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2016 10:01:02 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Photos taken by François in May at Udorn RTAFB. Previously home of the 432nd TRW; 11th, 13th & 45th TRS; 13th, 58th, 308th, 435th (F-104 era), 523rd, 555th TFS. It also welcomed the Waterpump program (training of Lao and Cambodian pilots). Not to forget... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Volume 2 is almost there!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2015 10:34:03 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Now, more than ever, we need good news. And you know what? We have some of those! Olivier received his first copy of Yankee Air Pirates Volume 2 this week, which means it will soon be available for sale, hopefully by the end of the month. François' copy... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivier Bizet & François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2015 09:58:01 +0100</pubDate>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivier Bizet & François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Volume 2: layout review completed!]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://yankeeairpirates.overblog.com/2015/09/volume-2-layout-review-completed.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2015 07:00:06 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[François and Olivier in Paris in August. A tiny part of the 1st SOS section of volume 2 can be seen on the laptop.
It has been a productive summer! François flew in from Bangkok and spent a few weeks in France before heading for Shanghai for new adventures.... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivier Bizet]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[29 April 1975 – 29 April 2015]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:18:51 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[40 years ago today, on 29 April 1975 Hubert Van Es shot this iconic photograph, that instantly became a symbol of the fall of Saigon. It shows high ranking South Vietnamese citizens (including Gen. Tran Van Don and secret police chief Tran Kim Tuyen)... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Galley Review for Volume 2]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:47:40 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Business as usual for François
The next volume of Yankee Air Pirates is moving along well ! We received the galleys a few days ago, while Olivier was travelling in Vietnam and François was still working in Thailand. We both spent days tracking down the... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lt. Col. Earl S. Crow, Jr. - 7th Airborne Command &amp; Control Squadron]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2015 10:51:03 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[It was not infrequent to find in Vietnam veterans from WWII or Korea. This party suit was ordered from Maharajah in Udorn, by Col. Crow during his November 1970/71 tour.
7th ACCS party suit displaying U.S. and Thai flags, unit and call sign patches. Ranks... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas from Yankee Air Pirates!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2014 06:21:51 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[C-7A Caribou "Santa Bou", 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing, Vietnam December 1968.
Calm down, kids! Yankee Air Pirates Vol. 2 will not be available before October 2015! Meanwhile you can still buy Vol. 1 online or directly from us! ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Capt. Jon E. Wroblewski – 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:26:28 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This new acquisition is echoing the party suit detailed on pages 84/85 of the first volume. Based at Nakhon Phanom under the 56th SOW, the 23rd TASS Nail FACs were flying missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail and Cambodia during the 1972/73 period. By December... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Lt. Col. William W. Michael, 56th ARRS.]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:57:02 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Maj. Michael was the Executive Officer of the squadron. The dusty local made cap had been packed with the uniform in a duffle bag since 1975.
Here is yet another selection of items that arrived unfortunately too late for the first volume of Yankee Air... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Volume 2 on the way!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 18:41:21 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[At last! We just mailed the manuscript of volume 2 to Schiffer Publishing. And believe me, it was about time! We started working on this volume during summer 2012, but the last weeks were completely hectic. I came back from a movie shooting on July 14th,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trip to Southern Laos]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:08:08 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[UXO Lao, Saravane Province. HQ.
When you live in Thailand, travelling to Laos is very easy. With a friend, who incidentally is also a collector and a contributor to Yankee Air Pirates, we flew from Bangkok to Ubon, then took a bus to the Laotian border,... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Barbara and James Harding: A special Thank You!]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://yankeeairpirates.overblog.com/2014/04/barbara-and-james-harding-a-special-thank-you.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:51:57 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Back in July 2009, I was very glad to buy a pair of K-2B coveralls that had belonged to Col. James C. Harding. The suit meant (and still means) a lot to me. Jim Harding is one of the most decorated U.S. military personnel of all time and his involvement... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Delta Devils: Binh Thuy Air Base remembered through a jungle jacket]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:56:48 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Most patches are Vietnamese made: the shoulder rank insignia might be U.S. made though.
This jungle jacket was acquired too late to be included in the Security Police chapter of Volume 1, so this blog seems to be the perfect place to share it. It is the... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Vanishing Memories at Tan Son Nhut]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:37:30 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Since Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese, nothing had really changed at Tan Son Nhut until recently. The old airfield, built by the French in the 1920’s had seen the beginnings of civilian transport in Indochina. Then during WWII, French, Japanese and... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[We wish you a Merry Christmas!]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://yankeeairpirates.overblog.com/2013/12/we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2013 18:47:32 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[May joy and happiness snow on you, may the bells jingle for you and may Santa be extra good to you! From Bangkok to Paris, Merry Christmas! ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Digging the past: if only this stuff could talk!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:43:13 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Researching the original owners of the items shown in Yankee Air Pirates might have been the most interesting and rewarding aspects of the preparation of the project. Internet is a wonderful resource and while crossing data, we managed to go deeper into... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[François Millard]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Crusader fans take note!]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://yankeeairpirates.overblog.com/2013/12/crusader-fans-take-note.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 12:40:25 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Our friend Chris Monier has done an incredible work with his book "F-8 Crusader BuNo 149210". Chris acquired a Crusader cockpit some years ago, and during restoration he was able to document the aircraft story and trace back the pilots who flew it in... ]]></description>
        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivier Bizet]]></dc:creator>
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    <title><![CDATA[Is the book available?]]></title>
    <link><![CDATA[https://yankeeairpirates.overblog.com/2013/11/is-the-book-available.html]]></link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2013 12:05:07 +0100</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Yankee Air Pirates Volume 1 was supposedly released on October 28th, but it seems it is not available everywhere yet. Here is an update of what we know: We received some author copies from Bushwood books in the UK, which is the European distributor. So... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[A peek inside the book!]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:10:59 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[October is here, and hopefully Vol.1 will be available by the end of the month. François brought to Paris the example he received in Bangkok, and we thought we might share some of the contents with our readers. Sooo, by popular demand, here are the very... ]]></description>
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