Tag Archives: Douglas J. Tomas

Letter Douglas J. Tomas

Hello Dave & Peggy: Just a quick note to let you know the reaction this evening at the Sunday Stoughton Airport cookout to the latest issue of Midwest Flyer Magazine (August/September 2014). I would say without question everyone enjoyed the … Continue reading

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Connecting With The Past, While Helping Others Locate A WWII Veteran

In 1981, pilot Douglas J. Tomas of East Troy, Wisconsin, began research on his great-uncle, TSgt. Charles L. Berg, who was killed when his U.S. Army Air Corps B-24 Liberator was shot down over Vicenza in northeastern Italy on December … Continue reading

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Brodhead Hosts Chili Fly-In

Mike Weeden of Brodhead, Wisconsin, on the roll at the “Ground Hog Chili Fly-In” in Brodhead, Wisconsin, February 2, 2013. Weeden is flying Bill Liimatainen’s 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ, powered by a 75 hp Continental A65-8 engine with Aero Ski … Continue reading

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Remembering Our Heroes – “Ready, Willing & Able!”

by Douglas J. Tomas In 1981, I began my research on my great-uncle, TSgt. Charles L. Berg, who had been shot down and killed in action over Italy in 1943. Charles was an employee of Gisholt Machine Co. in Madison, … Continue reading

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