Bailing out/loss of plane

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Loevsky, Louis Segment 5
When Loevsky opened the nose turret to free the bombardier, the bombardier attempted to put on his shoes; according to...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 5
Yellin recalls strafing runs on Chici-jima which was about a hundred or so miles from Iwo Jima. Yellin strafed the...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 5
Steve Pisanos scored his first victory on 21 May [Annotators Note: 21 May 1943]. They had taken bombers to Frankfurt,...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 5
Leonard Spivey notes that the Schweinfurt experience was his major experience in combat. It is considered to be one of...
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 5
Ardell Bollinger learned about his mission to France the night before 23 September. [Annotator’s Note: Bollinger is...
Rall, Gunther Segment 5
After losing his thumb Rall was out of combat for a while because his wound was infected.He went back to his wing early...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 5
Wiley noted that there were no other survivors of his plane. His wingman returned to the Enterprise [Annotator's Note:...
Keema, John Segment 5
There was a set procedure for ditching an airplane which they had practiced before. Everyone except the pilot and...
Cole, Richard Segment 5
They were two days at sea when the PA system came on informing them that the group was headed for Tokyo [Annotators...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 5
Norman Kleiss could not see if the bombs from the next two planes hit. When he made his run, he lined up on the big red...
Rankin, Robert "Shorty" Segment 6
Rankin got two confirmed, one probable, and one "damaged" during a fight on 15 March [Annotator’s Note: 1944]. All of...
Henderson, William Segment 6
In September Henderson was on a flight to China as navigator. He was with a crew that had to bail out on the flight...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 6
Leonard Spivey did not have a full crew for the mission. On the Schweinfurt mission Spivey was the squadron lead...
Hopkins, Lewis Segment 6
As they went out, they saw a lone destroyer or possibly a light cruiser. They went to find the carrier but they did not...
Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 6
Lepla took off with the strike group on the morning of the Battle of Santa Cruz [Annotator's Note: 26 October 1942]....
Keema, John Segment 6
After John Keema’s navigator Frank Delarmie [Annotator’s Note: unsure of spelling] was killed they were assigned a new...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 6
[Annotators Note: Norman J. Kleiss, known as Dusty, was a dive bomber pilot in Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) flying from...
Gross, Clayton Segment 7
Clayton Kelly Gross had to make an emergency landing on Omaha Beach before he went home. He flew a mission over the...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 7
Alexander Vraciu and the other members of his squadron [Annotators Note: Fighting Squadron 16 (VF 16)] were in their...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 7
Steve Pisanos decided to return to base. Fuel was an issue on missions. There were incidents of Spitfire pilots having...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 7
Leonard Spivey was hanging in his parachute and it was cold. Spivey was not uncomfortable because he thinks he had a...
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 7
Ardell Bollinger did not report back to base immediately. Bollinger still has shrapnel in his foot from when he was...
Jones, David "Davey" Segment 7
There was a good 40 knot tail wind that was with them for several hours. When they got to the coast of Kyushu they were...
Cole, Richard Segment 7
Once they [Annotators Note: Richard Cole, James Doolittle, and the crewmen aboard their B-25 which had just taken part...
Kleiss, Norman "Dusty" Segment 7
After returning to his carrier, Norman Kleiss got a cup of coffee and prepared for his next flight. About that time a...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 8
After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot [Annotators Note: the Battle of the Philippine Sea] the action really slowed down...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 8
Freddie Ohr was treated to another huge dinner. The Korean man told him to come down every night around seven. Ohr...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 8
Leonard Spivey was told that the war was over for him and that he would not be fighting again. Spivey gave them name,...
Jones, David "Davey" Segment 8
When they left the ground they were going a little under 80 miles per hour. The ship was making about 20 knots and...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 8
Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III with about 75 to 100 prisoners. The rooms were crowded so they turned the...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 8
Munich had a lot of hits because the railroad yards were in the middle of the city. There was a lot of damage from...
Vraciu, Alexander "Alex" Segment 9
When Alexander Vraciu bailed out over the Philippines he was at about 300 or 400 feet when his parachute opened up. He...
Spivey, Leonard Segment 9
Leonard Spivey lived in a combine, which was a group of six prisoners in one living space. They were allowed to stay...
Childers, Lloyd Segment 9
The next bad thing to happen was when Childers tried to fire at a Zero [Annotator's Note: Japanese fighter aircraft],...
Carlson, Clarence Service in England, Treating Patients and the B-26
When Clarence Carlson was assigned to England he had no idea what it would look like. The English were very good to...
Beverstein, Jack Serving on Samar
Jack Beverstein was deployed to Samar in the Philippines. He was bivouacked in a tent in a cemetery. He liked the...

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