Looks like my reply to the quote therein got lost somewhere in the transmission. So I'll try again. re: #31
... and that plank they had to walk from the Cockpit to the gunners station, small and scary.
You think that was scary. To get from the cockpit to the gunner's compartment in an A-26 you had to walk directly ON THE BOMB BAY DOORS -- devoutly praying that they didn't open under your weight. I think that made for many a new believer in the power of prayer.