For those of you that don't know, my grandfather was a B-17 pilot in WW2. He flew for the 379th Bomb Group, 526 Squadron; out of Kimbolton Field in England.
Recently I had the opportunity to take a ride on a B-17 and I thought I'd share the experience with all of you.
Here's a picture of my grandpa and his crew (he's back row, left; right under the engine)
He successfully made it through all 25 missions required in a combat tour at the time and he kept a log of each mission. He hand wrote them all and a few years after the war he typed them up. Here is [mission #1]. If there's continued interest I'll post a mission from time to time until all 25 are up.
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I'll try to keep these updated as he adds them to the forums. This is some very neat reading. You want to know what it was like, here ya go.
Cool stuff kiz!! my uncle was a top turret gunner/ radio operator on the b-17. He doesn't talk much about it ho. Guess it brings up too many bad memories.
617 dambusters not just a squad but a game imbalance
I'll remember to swing by and update everyone when I post a new log entry. I'll probably build a website for it and then just post a link instead of creating a whole post on a bunch of different forums.
I've recently been talking to my uncle, retired Army Colonel, about Vietnam. It's hard. However, if you can sit down with him and record what he remembers, you'll thank yourself for it and so will he. Lest we forget, we are doomed to repeat the past.
Kizmet
Executive Officer
RAF 617 Squadron, The DamBusters AHC COS Retired
AHC CinC Staff, Retired
BEF CinC, Retired
RAF CO, Retired
Apres Moi Le Deluge!
After me, the flood!
"The DamBusters - not just a squad, a game imbalance"
gators1 wrote:I think a battalion of Georgia rednecks can easily take a bunch of Vermont hippies with peace symbols on their uniforms.
