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Fienup, Victor Flight Training
There were four phases to Victor Fienup's flight training. Preflight was ground school for two months, primary was half...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Flight Training
Lewis Thomas Easterling was sent to Maxwell Field [Annotator's Notes: Maxwell Field, Alabama] for pre-flight training...
Reeder, John Flight Training and Deploying to the Pacific
Arriving at Corpus Christi, Texas, John Reeder underwent "primary training," which was made difficult by some of the...
Poston, Charles Flight Training in Alabama
Charles Poston went to Montgomery, Alabama for ground school. He was already familiar with ham radio [Annotator's Note...
Poston, Charles Flight Training in Florida
Charles Poston had 13 hours and ten minutes of flying time when there was a call for volunteers to go to test pilot...
Aldous, Robert Flight Training to New Guinea
Robert G. Aldous went to Wichita Falls, Texas to Sheppard Field in August [Annotator's Note: August 1943] and it was "...
Lederer, Henry Flight Training, Fear, and Respect
Henry Lederer chose to enlist in the Air Corps because he always loved flying. His father took him to Grand Central...
East, Clyde Flights After D-Day
After D-Day, Clyde East and the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron began to work in a rather routine fashion. The...
Koone, Carl Flights and Fights
In January 1944 the weather was good, and Carl Koone said Allied airplanes could be seen all over Europe "all day,...
Harrell, Edgar Floating to Stay Alive
Edgar Harrell was floating in the Pacific Ocean with a life jacket while other were not [Annotator's Note: after he...
Heath, David Florida Island and Tulagi
David Heath arrived at Tulagi, the capital island of the Solomon Islands. Not long after arriving, shells started...
Taffel, Nathan Flossenburg
Nathan Taffel worked at a huge camp in Flossenburg, Germany. The camp included many different types of individuals...
Hardy, George Flying 21 Combat Missions
George Hardy's unit had one loss in training at Walterboro [Annotator's Note: Walterboro Army Air Field, South Carolina...
Higgins, Archibald Flying a B-24 Liberator
Archibald Higgins flew the four-engine B-24J [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24J Liberator heavy bomber]. It was a...
Rooney, Andrew Flying a Bombing Mission
Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars and Stripes, American military newspaper] and the other...
Ammerman, Gale Flying a Broken Glider and Combat
Gale Ammerman had trained at the Alliance Army Airfield in Nebraska. He was only there a few weeks then went to North...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Flying and Crashing the P-40
The United States was going into Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, Western New Guinea] and the Japanese thwarted the...
Zerphey, Winfield Flying Anti-Submarine Missions in Europe
Winfield Zerphey was based on the southern coast of England at Dunkeswell. The airmen lived in Quonset huts. They had...
Douglas, Walter Flying as a Spare and Dealing with Flak
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...
Welch, Darrell Flying Bomber Escort Missions
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Darrell Welch to explain how missions escorting bombers went for him.] They...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Flying Combat in Europe
When Maurice Hackler went overseas, he was a member of a crew flying a single B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...
Notebaert, Richard Flying Combat in Italy
In this clip, Richard Notebaert talks about the missions he flew over the bigger cities in Italy, attacking an airfield...
Brooks, Charles Edward Flying Combat Mission from USS Enterprise (CV-6)
Charles Brooks saw purple flak on his first combat mission off the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6...
Higginbotham, Oscar Flying Combat Missions
Describing a typical mission as a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] waist gunner, Oscar...
Angier, John Flying Combat Missions
John Angier says that once the planes were settled on the bomb run, they could not change positions and the enemy knew...
McGee, Charles Flying Combat Missions
Charles McGee liked the P-51 [Annotator's Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] because it had more speed...
Heilbrun, Herbert Flying Combat Missions
[Annotator's Note: Herbert Heilbrun is showing a photograph of Lyle Pearson, a squadronmate of Heilbrun's, and himself...
Brown, Roscoe Flying Combat Missions
Dr. Roscoe Brown's first mission was to a target in Austria. All of the mission targets looked the same from 25,000...
Douglas, Walter Flying Combat Missions
In late October 1944, while flying a combat mission, Walter Douglas witnessed an air collision. Two B-17s [Annotator's...
Brooks, Charles Edward Flying Combat Missions from USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Charles Brooks landed on the Yorktown [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-10)] just in time for the attack on the...
Shook, Hal Flying Combat Missions in Europe
In early March [Annotator's Note: March 1944] Harold Shook went on a special mission to bring three guys up to New York...
Callender, Alvin Flying Combat Missions in Europe and North Africa
Alvin Callender was based at Shrewsbury, England, and he recalled one afternoon when the sky filled with Spitfires [...
Zamperini, Louis Flying Combat Missions in the Pacific
Louis Zamperini thought that the mission [Annotator's Note: to bomb Wake Island] was a piece of cake because they were...
Sved, Edwin Flying Combat Missions out of Italy
When his crew got to Italy, Edwin Sved said they lived in tents in a farm field, and flew out of a makeshift airstrip...
Cart, William "Bill" Flying Different Aircraft
William Cart flew the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglass SBD Dauntless dive bomber]. It was easy to fly, and he enjoyed it...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying for the British
John T. "Jack" Race received his commission in February 1943. Since he was on detached service with the British [...

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