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Cristiano, Nick B-29 Problems
Nick Cristiano saw his first B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] in New Mexico and it...
Woodall, Wendall B-29 Specs and the End of the War
The name of Wendall Woodall's B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was City of...
Allen, George B-29 Take-offs
George Allen says that instructors have to be rough on cadets by design. After they got their wings, they were nice to...
Allen, George B-29 Training
George Allen was in New Orleans, Louisiana on a trip with his family when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He was...
Klenoski, Richard Back Home
Richard Klenoski was at a rest home [Annotator's Note: a flak house; a designated rest home for American airmen who...
Samuelson, Daniel Back Home and The Atomic Bombs
Daniel Samuelson finished his 35 missions. He had flown over from Florida to Scotland and then went to England. After...
Smith, Bernard Back in the United States
When Bernard Smith got back to the United States, he was interviewed and told he had a choice of schools where he could...
Sweatt, Robert Back on Allied Soil
Along with his fellow refugees, Robert Sweatt was taken under guard to London, England. A bombardier from his squadron...
Jasicko, Frank Back to Civilian Life
Once back in the United States, Frank Jasicko received a 14-day furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a...
Grugett, George Bad Audio
[Annotator's Note: There is a significant audio issue resulting in an unbearable noise that drowns out the conversation...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Bad decision at Stuttgart
After that mission [Annotator’s Note: an aborted mission to an airfield just outside of Paris during which Grant had...
McCowen, William Bad Nazis
William McCowen thinks it is important to have the museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
Murphy, Alfred Bad Weather and Last Mission
The fog in England was so bad that Alfred Pierse Murphy ran into a parked jeep on his return to the base from the PX [...
Faust, Virgil Bail Out and Captured
Virgil Faust's first mission overseas was to Flushing, Belgium, which was a milk run [Annotator's Note: slang term used...
Dolsen, Francis "Frank" Bailing Out
Francis Dolsen had to bail out of a plane. [Annotator’s Note: The interviewer is talking about the different pilots and...
Brainard, William Bailing Out
William White Brainard served as a radioman on a B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] for...
Wolyn, Monroe Bailing Out
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers that the number three engine burned through fuel lines to the number four engine. Their plane...
Strunk, Chester Bailing Out After the Ploiesti Mission
Chester Strunk and his crewmates who were originally assigned together had flown with separate crews until they were...
Jostad, Glen Bailing Out and Being Captured
Glen Jostad bailed out of his damaged Boeing B-17 heavy bomber and had a German fighter pass twice around him with the...
Grabhorn, Edgar Bailing Out and Capture
Edgar A. Grabhorn's first ten missions [Annotator's Note: as a navigator with the 838th Bombardment Squadron, 487th...
Connelly, John Bailing Out and Captured
In the summer of 1944, John J. Connelly was serving with the 44th Bombardment Group [Annotator’s Note: 44th Bombardment...
Fienup, Victor Bailing Out and Captured
There was a lot of "oohs and ahhs" at the mission briefing [Annotator's Note: for Victor Fienup's 17 August 1943...
Oakes, Robert Bailing Out and Captured by the Enemy
Robert Tyler Oakes was a radio operator [Annotator's Note: on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in the 340th...
Maltbie, Archie Bailing Out and Evading Capture
In August 1944, Archie Maltbie had a mission against a bridge across the Seine River. Fragments of German units were...
Cardenas, Louis Bailing Out and Interrogations
Louis Cardenas had to bail out of the plane. [Annotator’s Note: Cardenas is referring to his plane getting shot down in...
Baum, Irving Bailing Out and the Nuremberg Laws
Before bailing out of his stricken airplane [Annotator's Note: near Brunet, France], Irving Baum [Annotator's Note: a...
Hamilton, Richard Bailing Out of a B-17
On 20 July 1944, Richard Henry Hamilton and his crew on their B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...
Golden, James Bailing Out on D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden finally got...
Whitman, Philip Bailing Out Over Austria
Philip Whitman's 33rd mission was flown on 13 February 1945 over an oil refinery in Vienna, Austria. It was 53 degrees...
Kaiser, Raymond Bailing Out Over China
Raymond Kaiser was taken on a mission by his CO [Annotator's Note: commanding officer]. He asked why he was taking him...
Albright, William Bailing Out Over Germany
William Albright was a ball turret gunner [Annotator's Note: on Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber number 42-...
McDermott, James Bailing Out Over Germany
James McDermott was not in England as early as the 305th Bombardment Group was. They had sent 16 planes on the...
Bosworth, Paul Bailing Out Over Germany
[Annotator's Note: Paul Bosworth served in the USAAF as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber in...
Faust, Virgil Bailing Out Over Germany
After the normal briefing for Virgil Faust's second mission, he and the crew weren't much worried about the flight....
Gross, Herbert Bailing Out Over Indochina
On the mission to bomb Manila, Herbert Gross' B-24 Liberator [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy...
Anderson, Howard Bailing Out Over Iwo Jima
Howard Anderson soon found out General LeMay [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces Major General, later United States...

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