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Enemy fighters would come from all directions at the bombers. William Fili says they would dive fast and then turn away...

Only one time did Frederick Amore come into a truly dangerous situation. He was not supposed to be in a "combat area,"...

After contracting polio [Annotator's Note: poliomyelitis, an infectious disease that affects the central nervous system...

Charles McGee liked the P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] because it had more speed...

Albert Porche was in Italy when the war in Europe ended. The men were to be transferred to Sweden but with the end, the...

Darrell Welch returned home from North Africa in just under a year. He flew 61 missions. He has great praise for the B-...

On William Fili's first mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania] on 5 April 1944, his was the only crew...

Alexander Jefferson's plane name was "Bubble Blue Subsoil." [Annotator's Note: Jefferson became quiet and was lost in...

[Annotator’s Note: There is white noise in the background throughout the segment.] When he went into service, Theodore...

When Charles McGee first got to Italy, a lot of work was done trying to improve the living conditions. They still...

Darrell Welch trained on twin engine aircraft. He was flying bombers in flight school and assumed he was going to be a...

Darrell Welch went to El Paso [Annotator's Note: El Paso, Texas] to get his physical. He went to Fort Bliss [Annotator'...

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