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For most of George Beaugh's missions his crew would fly at 25,000 to 27,000 feet. On one mission they flew at 32,000...

Walter Bala and others would use bicycles as a mode of transportation on base [Annotator's note: RAF Old Buckenham,...

Paul Bosworth was sent to Flagstaff, Arizona for training. He started shooting up all of the beautiful cactuses there....

During the mission of 10 January [Annotator's Note: 10 January 1945], Walter Bala's plane was returning to base when it...

Edward Grant flew his first mission in March 1945. He took for granted that he might be shot down. His airfield did not...

[Annotator's Note: George Roberts served in the USAAF as a radio operator and gunner aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...

Robert Bueker and his crew [Annotator's Note: in the 454th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force] had a lot of secondary...

Monroe S. Wolyn would not return fire if it was anti-aircraft fire. If it was enemy fighters, however, they would...

On one mission, Bernard Smith's aircraft was taking off and the left wing began to dip. He got frightened and they hit...

James Read Kirk was taken to Budapest [Annotator's Note: Budapest, Hungary] where he was put into prison [Annotator's...

Ralph Boyer served as a bombardier with the 560th Bombardment Squadron, 388th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force out of...

Richard Klenoski volunteered for aviation training while training to be a combat engineer. He qualified to be trained...

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