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Fienup, Victor Flight Training
There were four phases to Victor Fienup's flight training. Preflight was ground school for two months, primary was half...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Flight Training
Lewis Thomas Easterling was sent to Maxwell Field [Annotator's Notes: Maxwell Field, Alabama] for pre-flight training...
Weseman, Wilfred Flight Training
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noise throughout the segment.] After being accepted into the Army Air...
Bridger, Harley Flight Training
Harley Bridger entered the Army Air Corps in June 1943 at Camp Robinson in Little Rock [Annotator's Note: Little Rock,...
Fulton, Joseph Flight Training
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] Joseph Fulton Jr. was born in March 1923 in...
Heim, Henry Flight Training and Deployment
Henry Heim suffered all night long [Annotator's Note: Heim is referring to being injured during the Japanese attack on...
Reese, Lloyd Flight training and Europe
Lloyd Reese trained to be a bombardier on the AT-11 [Annotator’s Note: Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan] and then the B-24 [...
Cleveland, Carleton Flight Training to Combat
[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...
Lederer, Henry Flight Training, Fear, and Respect
Henry Lederer chose to enlist in the Air Corps because he always loved flying. His father took him to Grand Central...
East, Clyde Flights After D-Day
After D-Day, Clyde East and the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron began to work in a rather routine fashion. The...
Koone, Carl Flights and Fights
In January 1944 the weather was good, and Carl Koone said Allied airplanes could be seen all over Europe "all day,...
Whitcomb, Robert Flying 20 Combat Missions
Robert Whitcomb went overseas on a converted cruise liner. After arriving in Liverpool he was sent to Chelveston Air...
Paul, John Flying a B-17
John Paul and his crew had flown about five missions when his engineer told him he could not fly anymore. He said that...
Rooney, Andrew Flying a Bombing Mission
Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars and Stripes, American military newspaper] and the other...
Ammerman, Gale Flying a Broken Glider and Combat
Gale Ammerman had trained at the Alliance Army Airfield in Nebraska. He was only there a few weeks then went to North...
Roberts, George Flying a Combat Mission
George Roberts and his crewmates knew ahead of time if they were flying the next day. On the night of 7 October [...
Zerphey, Winfield Flying Anti-Submarine Missions in Europe
Winfield Zerphey was based on the southern coast of England at Dunkeswell. The airmen lived in Quonset huts. They had...
Douglas, Walter Flying as a Spare and Dealing with Flak
Walter Douglas and his crew were given a choice to go on a mission as a spare. They decided to go as a spare. On their...
Golden, James Flying Bomber Escort Missions
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden slept in...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Flying Combat in Europe
When Maurice Hackler went overseas, he was a member of a crew flying a single B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17...
Rolfson, Jack Flying Combat Missions
Jack Rolfson remembered there was a time when his squadron [Annotator's Note: 427th Bombardment Squadron, 303rd...
Angier, John Flying Combat Missions
John Angier says that once the planes were settled on the bomb run, they could not change positions and the enemy knew...
Heilbrun, Herbert Flying Combat Missions
[Annotator's Note: Herbert Heilbrun is showing a photograph of Lyle Pearson, a squadronmate of Heilbrun's, and himself...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Flying Combat Missions
DeQuindre McGlaun flew his first mission [Annotator's Note: with 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group,...
Brown, Roscoe Flying Combat Missions
Dr. Roscoe Brown's first mission was to a target in Austria. All of the mission targets looked the same from 25,000...
Douglas, Walter Flying Combat Missions
In late October 1944, while flying a combat mission, Walter Douglas witnessed an air collision. Two B-17s [Annotator's...
Sellars, Arnol Flying Combat Missions and Being Shot Down
Arnol Sellars went overseas to Italy to join a fighter squadron. When he got there, he had a lot more time on the P-47...
Shook, Hal Flying Combat Missions in Europe
In early March [Annotator's Note: March 1944] Harold Shook went on a special mission to bring three guys up to New York...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying De Guingand
John T. "Jack" Race was Montgomery's [Annotator's Note: British Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery] personal...
East, Clyde Flying for Canada
Clyde East experienced a slow training program after entry into the Canadian Air Force. He was in flying school during...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying for the British
John T. "Jack" Race received his commission in February 1943. Since he was on detached service with the British [...
Payne, Robert Flying German Aircraft
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer reads a list of things Robert Payne has written about.] Robert Payne was in Southern...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying His Hero Across Country
Once when John T. "Jack" Race was flying a cargo flight for Pan Am [Annotator's Note: Pan American Airways] from Los...
Gust, Darrell Flying in Close Formation
When he arrived in England, Darrell D. Gust knew that at least a third of the original 28 crews that had gone over in...
Chambers, Eugene Flying in Europe
Eugene W. Chambers' mission [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 406th Night Leaflet Squadron, 492nd Bombardment...
Ramsey, Frank Flying Missions
Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: stationed in England with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...

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