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Sacks, John Shot Down Over Ludwigshafen
On 13 September 1944 John Sacks flew a mission to bomb an I.G. Farben refinery manufacturing synthetic fuel. The plant...
Boyer, Ralph Life on Base and in the Plane
Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force at...
Neilson, Francis Combat Missions over Europe
Defying orders, Francis Neilson took pictures and kept a journal of his flights, and later put together a book that,...
Bridger, Harley Joining the 782nd Bombardment Group
Harley Bridger's crew was sent to Mitchell Field on Long Island, New York. They were assigned a new airplane and they...
Schneider, Richard Loss of Schneider's Crewmates
In July 1944, Richard "Dick" Schneider found himself with an extremely painful wisdom tooth. The dentist had a terrible...
Bosworth, Paul Preparing for a Mission
The first thing Paul Bosworth would do before a mission was get dressed and eat. They could be in the air for hours....
Dolsen, Francis "Frank" Bailing Out
Francis Dolsen had to bail out of a plane. [Annotator’s Note: The interviewer is talking about the different pilots and...
Rozett, Walter Tough Missions and Being Wounded
There were roughly 36 planes in each mission from the base [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Thurleigh in Thurleigh,...
Fili, William Enemy Fighters and Crew Losses
Enemy fighters would come from all directions at the bombers. William Fili says they would dive fast and then turn away...
McGovern, George Hit Over Linz and Prefering the B-24
When they [Annotator's Note: George McGovern and the men on his aircrew] got back to the field they realized they had...
Weseman, Wilfred Air Operations in Italy
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noise throughout the segment.] After receiving his commission as a second...
Fouts, Henry Last Combat Mission and Recall to Service
Henry Sherman Fouts' last combat mission [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment Group...

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