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Re: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress 

By: micro in GRITZ | Recommend this post (2)
Sun, 16 Mar 25 7:35 PM | 15 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Grits Breakfast of Champeens! 		Msg. 05554 of 05581
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WOW.

Your father in law was flying over Germany without very good air support cover at that time.

He was likely a skilled pilot but also very lucky either a Messerschmidt didn't get him or shot down by the anti-aircraft guns.

Glad he made it.. Anytime a serviceman comes home from a war its a great day.. Far too many have not come back. we owe every one a huge debt of gratitude that never can be repaid..


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Re: Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
By: Beldin in GRITZ
Sun, 16 Mar 25 5:50 PM 		Msg. 05547 of 05581

Yeah, my father-in-law was a B-17 captain in the 8th Army Air Force. He already had his pilot's license before the war, so he got over to England and started flying missions, early - 1943. He completed his tour and they sent him back to the States to start training on the B-29 in anticipation of the invasion of Japan. Then, the atomic bombs were dropped and that was that. 

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