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Author Talk: Memoir of a WWII B-24 Bomber Pilot
Because of their parents, the two, along with their husbands, have had a lifelong interest in WWII. Karen's father, Lt. John R. “Bob” Hanzlik, was a B-24 Bomber Pilot in the ETO. Karen ...
This 100-year-old was a B-24 bomber navigator -- and a Mets’ Veteran of the Game. Meet Preston (Moe) Plumb.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Preston (Moe) Plumb says that throughout his life he was conscious of a healthy lifestyle, a nutritious ...
'They finally gave us closure': WWII sergeant's remains coming home 80 years after death
Scientists studied genetic material called mitochondrial DNA. In September 2023, they officially concluded the remains were ...
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U.S. Army Air Force WWII Veteran Used Faith to Get Through Missions: Remembering Our Veterans
As he flew on his missions, he would even write in the Bible if on his way to where they were going or on their way back, and ...
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The secret WWII mission that had US bombers flying at treetop height deep inside Nazi-occupied Europe
The B-24 Liberator was the most produced US aircraft of World War II and vital to the Allied victory ... Most Carpetbagger missions were flown in bombers retrofitted to drop spies and supplies ...
The National Interest6d
Avro Lancaster vs. Halifax: Which was Britain’s Best WWII Heavy Bomber?
The Avro Lancaster was definitely the most famous British bomber of WWII, but was it the best? When one thinks of the Royal ...
York WWII vet, 100, to finally get his Purple Heart 80 years after his plane was shot down
Harold "Bud" Pressel was injured when he bailed from his B-24 after it was struck by flak over enemy lines in 1944. He's ...
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Bombers of World War II
The PV-1 bomber, which also bore four guns, flew successful missions throughout the war. North American B-25 Mitchell One of the best known airplanes of World War II, the B-25 bomber was also one ...
Task & Purpose2y
A new WWII documentary chronicles the heroism of B-17 bomber crews and the horrors they endured
"The Cold Blue" chronicles the heroism of those B-17 bomber crews of WWII who took to the sky to face the horrors of enemy fighters and clouds of flak, day after day. By James Clark Posted on May ...
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An F-15 is rocking a WWII paint job to honor a B-17 pilot who gave his life to save a wounded crewman
An F-15C Eagle is sporting a badass World War II-era paint job in honor of a fallen bomber pilot who gave everything ... David Kingsley’s B-17 was about to crash. The aircraft had been riddled ...