World War II ball turret gunner Ed Kromminga survived 33 flights, being shot down and a POW camp
There’s a famous line by General George S. Patton, immortalized in the movie “Patton” that says “You may be thankful that 20 years from now when you are sitting by the fireplace with your ...
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Eighty years later, 101-year-old Wichitan, former B-24 gunner reflects on D-Day involvement
Parkinson was among the many B-24 crews with bombing missions that day. “I flew nose gunner, waist gunner, ball turret gunner,” Parkinson said. “I flew tail gunner.” The mission of ...
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The secret WWII mission that had US bombers flying at treetop height deep inside Nazi-occupied Europe
The agents parachuted into enemy-occupied Europe through the "Joe Hole," a cargo hatch in the bottom of the B-24 created by removing its ball turret. Other supplies were loaded into the B-24's ...