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Donald Dean Paynter always had problems with his heated suit and would be freezing. He would have to go on oxygen at 12...

[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.] On...

Maurice Hackler recalled having been sent to Czechoslovakia, but they could only do visual bombing in that country....

Replacement pilots were in high demand in Europe so Joseph Pilcher was sent to Rennes, France for assignment to a...

In July 1944, Frank Jasicko [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 781st Bombardment Squadron, 465th Bombardment Group,...

Irwin Stovroff flew his last mission on 13 August [Annotator's Note: 13 August 1944]. He felt great that it was to be...

Describing a typical mission as a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] waist gunner, Oscar...

Preflight for Henry Sherman Fouts' missions [Annotator's Note: with the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment...

[Annotator's Note: James Kemp McLaughlin flew 39 missions during two combat tours in Europe in Boeing B-17 Flying...

Joseph Monteyne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron 425 (Alouette)] had 20 officers in...

Ralph Francis Hogan landed in a farm field after bailing out of his plane. Initially when he landed, he thought he...

William Howard finished training in the United States then was sent with a group to Greenland. They then went to...

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