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Jul 28, 2020 · James Verinis attended the University of Connecticut on a basketball scholarship, enlisting upon graduation in Juy 1941. A pilot with the 91st BG he was reputed to be the first to complete a tour of 25 missions - on 'Connecticut Yankee' - and was accordingly sent on the War Bonds tour of the USA with 'Memphis Belle'.
At Hillhouse High School in New Haven Connecticut James Angelo Verinis was a sparkling basketball player. He was Captain of the team. As soon as he left college, he entered the Air Force as an Aviation Cadet – it was July 1941.
Apr 6, 2020 · Captain James A. Verinis was the Co-pilot for the Belle. Born in 1916, Verinis initially started out training to fly fighters, but ultimately would have difficulties and bad luck, driving him...
Captain Verinis had originally been Morgan's co-pilot at the beginning of their combat tour but had become a "first pilot" (aircraft commander) in his own right on December 30, 1942, after which he flew 16 missions as commander of a replacement B-17 he named Connecticut Yankee after his home state. Verinis finished his tour two days before the ...
The original copilot, James Verinis, flew five missions with the Memphis Belle crew then commanded his own aircraft. He is pictured here (standing, 1 st from left) with the crew of his B-17, Connecticut Yankee. Verinis rejoined the Memphis Belle crew for the war bond tour.
Nov 2, 2023 · CAPTAIN JAMES A. VERINIS Co-Pilot. Captain Verinis went over with the Memphis Belle as co-pilot, but during much of the time he was overseas he flew another B-17 as first pilot. Captain Morgan leans heavily on him, insists that he be called the “other pilot,” not co-pilot.
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May 17, 2018 · James P. Verinis, 48, came from South Kingstown, Rhode Island, to see the Belle. His father, Capt. James A. Verinis, flew missions on it as co-pilot and later commanded his own B-17. “I look...
