[SlapHappyPappy]

My ex-father-in-law wrote a self-published book about all of his missions as a B-24 bombardier during WWII. It was very interesting reading. One mission, for example, was part of a 3 part flight where they flew from England to Moscow on a bomb run, Moscow to Italy on the second leg and Italy back to England on the third leg. He even received a medal from the Soviets for that mission.

He started a follow-up about his life during the war outside the plane but his wife read about him dating some British ladies and went off the deep end.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

There are risks in every venture, it seems.
Dad had 25 missions over the Hump. My uncle flew as a navigator out of Britain on more than a dozen missions over Germany, then was transfered to Benghazi and flew out of North Africa...
My dad was a civilian pilot and was a little too old to step forward in 1941. Since he knew airplanes and could pass the physical, the AAF was glad to have him.
He suffered burns in a crash landing, was treated at an Army burn center in San Antonio. He never received veteran's recognition or any benefits for his service in a war zone.