When Two B-17s Crashed at 20,000 Feet — They Flew Stuck Together as One Plane-ZZ
At 11:47 a.m. on December 31st, 1944, Captain Glenn Rojan felt a violent shutter tear through his B7 Flying Fortress 20,000 ft above the North…
Read moreWhen This B-17 Lost Its Entire Nose — This Crew Flew 10 Minutes Pulling Bare Cables-ZZ
At 9:42 a.m. on July 14th, 1944, First Lieutenant Evald Swanson sat in the cockpit of a B17G flying fortress nicknamed Mispa, watching black clouds…
Read moreWhen This B-26 Flew Over Japan’s Carrier Deck — Japanese Couldn’t Fire a Single Shot-ZZ
At 7:10 on the morning of June 4th, 1942, First Lieutenant James Murie dropped to 200 feet above the Pacific Ocean, watching 30 Japanese Zero…
Read moreWhen They Put a P-39 Nose on a Tiny Boat — Japanese Called Them “Devil Boats”-ZZ
At 23:45 on October 19th, 1942, Lieutenant Robert Lynch crouched behind the wheel of PT48 watching three Japanese Dhatsu barges cut through the Blackwater off…
Read moreHow One B-24 Gunner’s “Stupid” Ammo Trick Made Him Deadliest in the Pacific-ZZ
At 7:30 a.m. on October 31st, 1943, Technical Sergeant Arthur Beno crouched behind the twin 50 caliber machine guns in the top turret of a…
Read moreThey Sent 2 Pilots Against 60 Japanese Fighters — His Engine Died the Second He Landed-ZZ
At 07:30 on October 24th, 1944, Commander David McCambell climbed into the cockpit of his F6F5 Hellcat on the flight deck of USS Essex, watching…
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