Name |
Samuel L. Lanier |
Born |
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e-mail |
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Date |
Post |
Action |
1943-Mar-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol - 11.8 hours. "Rest of the gang showed up" |
1943-Aug-10 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 10.3 hours. "Gtmo Bay to Norfolk. 81-P-16" |
1943-Aug-28 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 9.2 hours. "Norfolk to Pensacola" |
1943-Aug-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 5.4 hours. "Pensacola to Corpus Christi. Wave on leave." |
1943-Aug-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 10.3 hours. "Corpus Christi to San Diego" |
1943-Nov-06 |
Pilot |
Flight: test - 3.6 hours. "Made 1st Class. New plane" |
1943-Nov-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: navigation - 6.6 hours |
1943-Nov-09 |
Pilot |
Flight: navigation / night - 14.0 hours. "Circled S.D. for 3 hours" |
1943-Nov-18 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended / night - 19.4 hours. "Was called back to S.D." |
1943-Nov-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended / night - 20.7 hours. "San Diego to Hawaii" |
1943-Nov-25 |
Pilot |
Flight: gunnery - 3.8 hours. "Thanksgiving in Hawaii" |
1943-Nov-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: gunnery - 3.9 hours |
1943-Nov-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: gunnery - 2.0 hours |
1943-Nov-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: training / night - 2.4 hours |
1943-Dec-01 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 8.6 hours. "Kaneoa Bay to Palmyra Island" |
1943-Dec-02 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 6.5 hours. "Palmyra to Canton Island. Crossed equator." |
1943-Dec-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 9.6 hours. "Canton to Nandi in Fiji Islands. Crossed International Date Line" |
1943-Dec-05 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 5.0 hours. "Nandi to Espiritu Santo Island" |
1943-Dec-06 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 5.7 hours. "Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal. What a lovely mud hole" |
1943-Dec-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 2.4 hours. "Guadalcanal to Munda. My plane hasn"t latest radio gear" |
1943-Dec-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours. "Munda to Guadalcanal" |
1943-Dec-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Guadalcanal to Munda (for patrol)" |
1943-Dec-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 11.4 hours. "Bougainville Isle + Rabuul" |
1943-Dec-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda" |
1943-Dec-17 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 10.4 hours. "Same patrol as Dec 13th" |
1943-Dec-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "To Tulagi with mail; 75lbs" |
1943-Dec-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.7 hours. "Return to Guadal with mail; 750lbs" |
1943-Dec-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.6 hours. "Back to Tulagi with 760lbs" |
1943-Dec-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "Back again with 85lbs" |
1943-Dec-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda - standby" |
1943-Dec-22 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Return" |
1943-Dec-23 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda - 418 ran up on reef at Tulagi" |
1943-Dec-23 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / observation / night - 8.8 hours. "Bombed Buka Island. Watched cruisers shell Buka" |
1943-Dec-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours. "Munda - standby" |
1943-Dec-27 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours. "Return" |
1943-Dec-28 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.9 hours. "Munda - Kellogg with us" |
1943-Dec-28 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Night - 10.2 hours. "Bombed New Ireland" |
1943-Dec-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours. "Return from Munda" |
1943-Dec-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Mail run over. 2500 lbs mail" |
1943-Dec-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Back 300 lbs" |
1943-Dec-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "Over 2800 lbs" |
1943-Dec-30 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.5 hours. "Back 150 lbs" |
1944-Jan-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours. "Munda" |
1944-Jan-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Night - 10.1 hours. "Patrol around Bougainsville" |
1944-Jan-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours. "Munda" |
1944-Jan-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Night - 5.6 hours. "Bombed Choiseul Bay - Choiseul Isle" |
1944-Jan-09 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.5 hours. "Return from Munda" |
1944-Jan-10 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.6 hours. "Didn"t land - too rough" |
1944-Jan-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Tulagi" |
1944-Jan-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours. "Return" |
1944-Jan-11 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.6 hours. "Too rough" |
1944-Jan-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours. "Munda" |
1944-Jan-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Night - 9.1 hours. "Same as Jan 8 (nite). Jap planes almost caught us" |
1944-Jan-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.5 hours. "Return" |
1944-Jan-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: test - 0.4 hours. "Test air speed indicators" |
1944-Jan-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours. "Munda" |
1944-Jan-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol (night) - 10.1 hours. "None" |
1944-Jan-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours |
1944-Jan-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.0 hours |
1944-Jan-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours |
1944-Jan-23 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.8 hours |
1944-Jan-23 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing/Tactical (night) - 8.0 hours |
1944-Jan-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours |
1944-Jan-26 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 0.4 hours |
1944-Jan-28 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 2.1 hours |
1944-Jan-28 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / tactical (night) - 8.5 hours |
1944-Jan-29 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours |
1944-Feb-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 2.0 hours |
1944-Feb-04 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing / tactical - 3.5 hours |
1944-Feb-04 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.6 hours |
1944-Feb-05 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.7 hours |
1944-Feb-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.4 hours |
1944-Feb-12 |
Pilot |
Flight: Tactical (night) - 2.4 hours |
1944-Feb-13 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol (night) - 8.7 hours |
1944-Feb-16 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 4.7 hours |
1944-Feb-19 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 0.9 hours |
1944-Feb-19 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 0.8 hours |
1944-Feb-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 1.1 hours |
1944-Mar-03 |
Pilot |
Flight: test - 1.9 hours |
1944-Mar-04 |
Pilot |
Flight: Bombing - 2.9 hours |
1944-Mar-06 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Tactical (night) - 9.6 hours |
1944-Apr-06 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 3.1 hours |
1944-Apr-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 6.8 hours |
1944-May-07 |
Pilot |
Flight: transportation - 1.7 hours |
1944-May-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.7 hours |
1944-Jun-08 |
Pilot |
Flight: Patrol/Bombing (night) - 9.7 hours |
1944-Jul-18 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 5.8 hours. Time out: 0823. Time in: 1414. |
1944-Jul-19 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 8.3 hours. Time out: 0808. Time in: 1623. |
1944-Jul-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 6.6 hours. Time out: 0838. Time in: 1512. |
1944-Jul-20 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 8.0 hours. Time out: 0828. Time in: 1628. |
1944-Jul-21 |
Pilot |
Flight: extended - 8.5 hours. Time out: 0734. Time in: 1606. |
Publication |
Page |
Log Book: Spanagel, Robert J. |
017 |
Log Book: Spanagel, Robert J. |
022 |
Log Book: Spanagel, Robert J. |
025 |
Log Book: Spanagel, Robert J. |
026 |
Log Book: Spanagel, Robert J. |
027 |
Log Book: Spanagel, Robert J. |
028 |
Log Book: Spanagel, Robert J. |
048 |
VP-81 Album |
13 |
VP-81 Album |
24 |
VP-81 Album |
49 |
VP-81 Album |
74 |
VP-81 Album |
78 |
Biography |