To: colorado tanker
My uncle flew B-17s for the Eighth Air Force during WWII. He was shot down and killed by flak in April 1944. His body lies in the American Cemetary in Normandy. He was 22.
9 posted on
05/25/2022 6:03:35 PM PDT by
Pamlico
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To: Pamlico; SunkenCiv; colorado tanker
WWII bomber crews had a higher casualty rate than did the infantry. That fact surprised me when I first ran across it.
The German FLAK was a very effective and dangerous gun for bomber crews.
17 posted on
05/25/2022 7:29:10 PM PDT by
Pelham
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To: Pamlico
The uncle I never knew (my mom’s only brother) was a tail gunner on a B24. On his first mission he went with it over Germany. He was 20.
19 posted on
05/25/2022 8:01:59 PM PDT by
Zuriel
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To: Pamlico
20 posted on
05/25/2022 8:05:08 PM PDT by
Zuriel
(Acts 2:38,39....Do you believe it?)
To: Pamlico
27 posted on
05/26/2022 1:23:43 AM PDT by
jmacusa
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