314th Bomb Wing Movies & Photographs (Christopher C. Athey website)
314th Bomb Wing Movies & Photographs (Christopher C. Athey website)
The plexiglas “dome” behind the top turret, became a punchbowl for certain parties.
We have few WW-II vets still living. One in my old church is passing as I write. Was on the USS Bismark that was sunk out side Iwo Jima by Kamikazees. He was fished out,"with all my fingers and toes attached, others were not so fortunate and that's why I have had a smile on my face the last 70 years, my wife too!" A year later in the war:
USS Bismark sinks, cheers to Herb
Oh that we had some semblance of fighters in that age. We do but the politics has become enmeshed in glad-handing and total ignorance. God bless you and those great vets in their latter days!