Mission 12c – March 6, 1944
In an effort to hide from the furious enemy fighter planes, our wounded Liberty Lady slipped into a cover of clouds....
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May
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May
Ghost Soldiers
Ghost Soldiers: The Epic Account of World War II's Greatest Rescue Mission. About the raid by allied forces on the POW camp at Cabanatuan in the Philippines. ...
26
May
Mission 12b – March 6, 1944
The pilot knew they could never make it back to England. It was impossible for the wounded fortress to stay in the formation, and as a straggler, it would be an easy target for enemy fighters. In order to hide, Smithy quickly flew the Liberty...
21
May
Roswell Remembers
My hometown of Roswell, Georgia hosts the largest Memorial Day Celebration in the state. A joint effort between the City of Roswell and the Roswell Rotary Club....
18
May
Mission 12a – March 6, 1944
This would be Herman's 12th mission, the Liberty Lady's 13th. The last mission for each. In an old notebook filled with his writings, I found a few pages that Herman had written about this morning, typed and on yellowed onion skin paper. My guess is that...
16
May
Breakfast with the Colonel
I am in Columbia, spending the weekend with the Colonel. We went to the Pancake House....
11
May
Weather Berlin
The weather in Europe during these winter months was hard to predict and dangerous. In an ideal situation, the crews needed to safely take off, fly deep into Germany, see the target, and return home. It was never ideal....
08
May
Teletype
It is mind boggling to imagine how the 8th Air Force was able to communicate to each base the complex plans for the combat missions ...
04
May
Target Berlin
Target Berlin: Mission 250: 6 March 1944. The first large-scale daylight raid on Berlin. By Jeffrey Ethell and Dr. Alfred Price. ...