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James Read Kirk's last mission [Annotator's Note: with the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group, 15th Air...

William White Brainard served as a radioman on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] for...

Walter Douglas was on a bombardment mission near Berlin, Germany. After he dropped his bombs, he lost one of his...

Jack Rolfson born in September 1921 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in the city, went to school, and would ride his bike...

Archie Maltbie’s first mission from England was against a French railroad bridge. Several pilots missed the bridge but...

James Armstrong describes the basic mission profile from being awakened in the morning to briefing, to manning up the...

Henry Sherman Fouts flew his first mission on 29 August 1944 [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron,...

Ralph Francis Hogan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 850th Bombardment Squadron, 490th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...

Frank A. Wiswall was a bombardier in the 8th Air Force. His worst missions were to Bremen, Germany, dropping bombs on...

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

0:11:15:000 – 0:17:42:000 [Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel...

Frank Dolsen [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] bailed out...

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