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Monroe S. Wolyn remembers that the number three engine burned through fuel lines to the number four engine. Their plane...

Carl Platkin was in England for a week before he flew his first mission. He went down to a briefing at four o’clock in...

Richard Gibian thought the ground fire was dangerous. When flying to and from a target, pilots flew in an "S" motion to...

Robert W. McDonald [Annotator's Note: serving in the US Army Air Forces] went overseas in October 1943 on the Argentina...

Three years after the Berlin Airlift [Annotator's Note: Western Allies' operation to supply the blockaded city of West...

Leonard Spivey was at the airfield for a few days. They were at the airfield on V-E Day. All hell was breaking loose on...

Vincent Losada was born in Cleveland, Ohio in May 1925. His parents were both immigrants from Spain. His father was a...

Jack Rolfson did not like the missions where he had to go behind enemy lines. When he was in the service, the Army...

Irving Baum flew seven combat missions [Annotator's Note: as a bombardier with the 407th Bombardment Squadron, 92nd...

Martin Richard was born in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles in June 1924. His father was a cattleman and...

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