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Philip Whitman's last seven missions were over Vienna, Austria. He made five trips over Ploesti [Annotator's Note:...

The Halifax [Annotator's Note: Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber] did not carry quite as many bombs as the Lancaster [...

Frank Bostwick arrived in Liverpool, England. Shortly afterward, the men were shipped to Northern Ireland for...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Jack Sinise what his roughest mission was.] Besides one where they got hit and...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Henry Lederer what his first combat encounter was like.] It was an amazing...

Lloyd Burns was on his ninth mission when his airplane was shot down [Annotator's Note: Burns was a pilot in the 598th...

Walter Douglas and his crew were given a choice to go on a mission as a spare. They decided to go as a spare. On their...

Harley Bridger recalls a mission on 13 October, Friday the 13th, 1944 to Blechhammer, Germany. It was a synthetic oil...

Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force...

Chester Strunk and his fellow crewmen were approached by locals on horseback immediately following their parachute...

Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. encountered German fighter jets. The Germans tried to surprise attack them, but the Americans...

Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...

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