24 Feb

Merle "M.P." Brown was the co-pilot of Herman's original crew and also on the Liberty Lady. After their interval in Sweden, he and Smithy flew together for several more missions. ...

23 Feb

Smithy (pronounced "Smitty") was the pilot of Herman's B-17 crew and of the Liberty Lady. Smithy and Herman were like brothers. ...

27 Jan

I saw Herman's flight jacket this weekend. The back of the jacket has a picture of an airplane and the name "Liberty Lady." ...

21 Jan

I want to go ahead and post the names of the Liberty Lady crew who flew with Herman on March 6, 1944. These airmen flew out of Thurleigh Air Field, 306th Bomber Group, 368th Bomber Squadron....

20 Jan

The B-17's were built by the Boeing Aircraft Company, beginning in 1934. There were several models built until the final and largest model which was the B-17G....

19 Jan

In August of last year when I first began to search for information about the Liberty Lady, I was amazed to find a post on forum.armyairforces.com about my Dad's crew!...