By Travis L. Ayres
In international warfare II, there have been many ways to die. yet not anything provided extra deadly offerings than being within a B-17 bomber above Nazi-occupied Europe. From the hellish storms of enemy flak and incessant strafing of Luftwaffe opponents, to mid-air collisions, mechanical failure, and straightforward undesirable success, it?s a ask yourself any guy may volunteer for such risky accountability. yet many did. a few paid the final word fee. and a few made it domestic. yet after all, all may in attaining victory. right here, writer Travis L. Ayres has collected a suite of formerly untold own debts of wrestle and camaraderie aboard the B-17 Bombers that flew numerous sorties opposed to the enemy, as comparable by means of the boys who lived and fought within the air, and survived.
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Jerry Clark agreed. Fancy Pantz had taken them over the target Cologne twice, and then brought them back home. Her four officers fly On drank a toast to the gallant B-17 and hoped they would her again. January 7, just a day after the Cologne raid, Chart's crew took off on a mission bound for Koblenz, Germany, but only twenty-five minutes into the flight the an oil line. number two engine blew Engine number three was also running rough, so the Skipper had no choice but to return to base. An aborted mission was always depressing for an aircrew.
George Wisniewski and John Cuffman were not on board for December 24, 1944, mission. the Tony waited for the toggler, John he pulled himself up through the the bomber. Stiles went compartment. Tony sat ters, down was attached even for Tony. little and then hatch under the nose of to the very front of the airplane's nose at the navigator's desk, table that to board, Stiles, behind the toggler at arm's length which was really just a small to the left bulkhead. He and Stiles settled in It was and took wooden tight quarin the view from the Plexiglas nose cone.
On additionally armed with the bombardier. 50 caliber glas bubble, machine guns protruded from a accompanied by a from the radio room. 50 weapons awaited their waist gunner. 50 caliber machine guns. stuck out of the tail One more section of the aircraft. set of twin fifties Travis 24 Tony knew, and in theory, that Ayres L. with the B-17G's thirteen guns he crewmates could protect his their bomber from enemy fighter attack in any direction. Of course, the waffe had their own tactics and pilots of the Luft- theories, not to mention some very advanced aircraft.