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Cranston Fine Arts  Aviation Art and Artists World War Two Veteran Signatures United States K  Keisel, Kenneth |
[UP] - Kappelar, Frank - Karger, Dale - Karr, Robert - Keele, Ralph - Keenan, Joseph - Keeton, Robert - Keisel, Kenneth - Kennedy, Walter - Killefer, Tom - Kincheloe, William - King, William - Kinney, John - Kirla, John - Kittel, Louis - Klein, Edward - Kliewer, David - Kling, Ralph - Klint, Wilbur - Koscinski, Gene - Koskimaki, George - Kunkle, James - Kyler, Russell |
Kenneth Keisel
Kenneth G Keisel enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp in January of 1942. In March of 1943 he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer at Luke Field, Arizona. Keiel was assigned to the Air Transport Command and sent off to Chabua, Assam, India. Ken would complete ninety-seven round trips over the Hump, flying the venerable C-46. Because of the difficult terrain and unpredictable weather these trips were challenging and often dangerous. Keisel flew to numerous airfields in China delivering much needed medical, food, and other supplies needed to assist in the war effort against Japan. Keisel received the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Air Medals, the Chinese War Memorial Medal, and his Chinese Pilot Wings. In 1945 Ken ferried fighter aircraft back to the states, before his discharge on 4th December 1945. Ken served several years as the Flight Leader for the 107th Bomb Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard. Between 1948 and 1991 Ken remained involved in flying primarily as a corporate pilot, but he also served as a research test pilot for the University of Michigan in the mid 1950s. Ken has logged many hours flying Gulfstream 2s and 3s, Lockheed Jetstar, Hawker 125s and Handley Page Jetstreams.
| Kenneth Keisel - Signed Aviation Art |
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C-46 Flying the Hump by Stan Stokes. The C-46 transport was one of Americas workhorses during the War. |
| Kenneth Keisel Aircraft details |
 Dakota Manufacturer : Douglas | Dakota DOUGLAS DAKOTA, Transport aircraft with three crew and can carry 28 passengers. speed 230-mph, and a altitude of 23,200 feet. maximum range 2,100 miles. The Douglas Dakota served in all theatres of world war two, The Royal Air Force received its first Douglas Dakota's in April 1941, to 31 squadron which was serving in India. These were DC2, later DC3 and eventually C-47 Dakotas were supplied. The Douglas Dakota was developed from the civil airliner of the 1930's. The Royal Air Force received nearly 2,000 Dakotas, But many more than this served in the US Air Force and other allied countries. The last flight of a Douglas Dakota of the Royal Air Force was in 1970. You can still see Douglas Dakota's in operational and transport use across the world. |
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