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Paynter, Don Flak and Mission Rates
[Annotator's Note: Donald Dean Paynter arrived England around the middle of June 1944]. They started training there. He...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Flak Damage on every Mission
Charles Childs was told he would be leading the Group [Annotator's Note: 2nd Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force] soon....
Edwards, Marvin Flight and Navigation Training
Marvin Raymond Edwards was sent to Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force...
Hoff, Donald Flight School
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Kiplinger, Austin Flight School
Austin H. Kiplinger went to Anacostia Naval Air Station [Annotator's Note: now Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Anacostia...
Loring, Bud Flight Training
Learning how to fly was quite a job for Bud Loring. He had never flown before in his life. They had civilian...
Wainwright, James Flight Training
James Eyre Wainwright was sent to Kearns, Utah and then to Santa Ana [Annotator's Note: Santa Ana, California] for...
Whitman, Philip Flight Training
Philip Whitman first flew in June 1943. It was very difficult for him, but he blamed his instructor. He could feel his...
Carlson, Donald Flight Training
Donald Albert Carlson enlisted in the Army Air Force [Annotator's Note: in September 1942]. He got on a train from Penn...
Kaiser, Raymond Flight Training
In the middle of 1941, the draft was extended to 18 months [Annotator's Note: the amount of time to be served]. Raymond...
Fienup, Victor Flight Training
There were four phases to Victor Fienup's flight training. Preflight was ground school for two months, primary was half...
Gilman, John Flight Training
After advanced flight training in Pensacola [Annotator's Note: Pensacola, Florida], John Sanford Gilman was sent to...
Willford, Sandford Flight Training
Sandford Robert Willford was born in February 1922 in Los Angeles, California, with a half-brother, younger sister, and...
Welch, Darrell Flight Training
Once Darrell Welch decided to become a pilot, he decided it was a good calling. He never had any trouble in flight...
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,...
Lowe, Robert Flight Training Crash
Robert Lowe was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and was sent to Palmyra Atoll for two years of guard duty. They took a radar...
Poston, Charles Flight Training in Florida
Charles Poston had 13 hours and ten minutes of flying time when there was a call for volunteers to go to test pilot...
Cleveland, Carleton Flight Training to Combat
[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...
Aldous, Robert Flight Training to New Guinea
Robert G. Aldous went to Wichita Falls, Texas to Sheppard Field in August [Annotator's Note: August 1943] and it was "...
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...
Barnes, Alvin Floating Mine and Returning Home
Alvin Barnes entered Tokyo Bay [Annotator's Note: Tokyo Bay, Japan] after the war. His ship [Annotator's Note: USS...
Wood, Edward Florida Boy to Navy Sailor
Edward O. Wood, Senior was born in January 1927 in Orlando, Florida. He had two younger siblings. During the Great...
Hardy, George Flying 21 Combat Missions
George Hardy's unit had one loss in training at Walterboro [Annotator's Note: Walterboro Army Air Field, South Carolina...
Aldous, Robert Flying 42 Combat Missions
Robert G. Aldous and his crew flew many missions to Formosa [Annotator's Note: Republic of Formosa; present day Taiwan...
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...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Flying and Crashing the P-40
The United States was going into Biak [Annotator's Note: Biak, Western New Guinea] and the Japanese thwarted the...
Hardy, George Flying B-29s in Korea
George Hardy got news that he was going to Keesler [Annotator's Note: Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi...
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...
Chamblin, Loyd Flying Dive Bombers
Lloyd Augustus Chamblin, Jr., was sent to El Toro [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro, California] to...
Varner, Joel Flying Fighters in China
Shanghai [Annotator's Note: Shanghai, China] had been a big military base for the Japanese. Joel Varner went into the...
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...
Waldman, Leon Flying Missions
Leon Waldman was a waist gunner on the co-pilot’s side. Their crew flew 51 missions. [Annotator’s Note: Waldman...

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