2007-07-30 08:10:04 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Gotta love them.
2007-07-30 08:13:21 · answer #1 · answered by Drewpie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Stuart. This was such an interesting subject for me, I audio recorded as many bomber crewmen as I could find during the 1980s. Very brave young men in the early 40s, and I got some of the most fascinating stories. I wrote a book on these stories and donated all the money for a WW II memorial in Minnesota.
2007-07-30 14:55:11 · answer #2 · answered by Derail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Pa trained as a navigator on the Avro Anson IV and flew on Lancaster bombers. He wanted to see the "new millennium" and made it by 7 days.
He never spoke much about his experiences other than to recall some of the "fun times" and happy moments. One of his fav stories was his entire flight standing at attention on the tarmac being dressed down by a senior officer for breaking regulation and flying below the training ceiling. While this officer was ranting about this and walking up and down the line of men there was a row of aircraft parked behind him with wheat hanging out of the undercarriage. Leaning against one of the struts, chatting with a mechanic was the Senior Officers CO with a wheat stalk in his mouth and a big grin on his face.
I cannot attest to the accuracy or veracity of the story, only to my Pa getting a chuckle from telling it.
Regrettably, I am unable to fly but my oldest daughter is a pilot.
2007-08-01 11:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by d4dave 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of the bravest men seen on Earth...suffering even more than the USMC grunts in WWII.
Flying above ennemy territory, aboard a big, slow (relatively) bomber, filled with explosives, ammunition, fuel, at altitude where you would freeze in minutes without protection, fighting against fighters over-armed, going through well-aimed flak barrage, against some of the worst ammunition ever devised...
God bless them all !
2007-08-01 07:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by ColdWarrior 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These were the bravest of the brave especially the Americans who flew in broad daylight that took a special kind of courage and they earned the respect of the RAF crews who flew at night ( which took courage as well)
2007-08-01 02:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would like to ammend this to
Bomber Crews 1939 to 1945
British,American, German who did their duty and served their countries to the best of their ability !
They were all brave men!
2007-07-31 10:21:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They must be mostly in their 80's now but what is the question please?
They had more guts than I particularly after their first mission when they then knew what it was all about. Naturally I am thinking of the RAF but it must apply to USAAF aas well
2007-07-31 07:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Owe these boys a hell of a lot who would step into a Aircraft filled with fuel,oxygen,armaments,and fly over enemy territory being shot at,Bless em all,lest we forget.All 1916 to 1918.
1939 to 1945.
2007-07-30 10:38:17 · answer #8 · answered by Francis7 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Are you referring to the RAF ? they had bombers crews longer than a year.
2007-07-30 15:33:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some of the bravest men to ever serve the US.
Daylight bombing missions over a heavily defended continent.
2007-07-30 14:21:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dad was a radioman on a B-24. According to him, what you got was pretty much what was available at the time.
2016-04-01 00:22:06 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋