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‘You were an old man if you were still there at 23. If we let it bother us, it would destroy us. You just had to go on.’
So don’t get shot down.’ Great advice.” Polinsky (top row, second from left in wartime photo), was navigator aboard a B-24 Liberator. He’s now the last surviving member of his crew.
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78 years ago, the B-24 Liberator took its first flight - here's how it helped bring down the Nazis
The Ford team found it would need 5 miles of wire, cut into almost 3,000 pieces ranging in length from 8 inches to 32 feet, for a B-24. The ... including the navigator and flight engineer, also ...
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A Survivor's Story
Peterson flew bombing missions out of England over Nazi Germany in a B-24 Liberator. “I was in Jimmy Stewart ... “All the pilot said was ‘get out.’” He and the navigator prepared to parachute from the ...
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The secret WWII mission that had US bombers flying at treetop height deep inside Nazi-occupied Europe
The B-24 Liberator was the most produced US aircraft ... it was time to get up and go out to the plane. The pilot and the navigator went to briefing. They knew exactly where we were going.
Altoona Mirror1y
‘He was never forgotten’
The B-24 Liberator, on which Tech Sgt ... except those to one rudder and one elevator,” stated navigator Herbert King in an after-action report provided to the Mirror by Kerr.
Time5mon
AIR: Heavy-Gunned Dreadnought
A new conception of the warplane is emerging in Europe. Today it is the Flying Fortress (B17) and Liberator (B-24). Tomorrow it will be the air dreadnought —not only capable of bombing the earth ...
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Winging It (with the Pros)
B-24 Liberator, B-25 Mitchell, and the newly acquired P-40 Warhawk. Repairs to the canopy of the P-51 Mustang is delaying its arrival. In the swelling crowd that gathered before the planes all touched ...
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5 Fast Facts About The Consolidated B-24 Liberator Heavy Bomber
The B-24 Liberator was used for a variety of purposes during World War II - for bombings, reconnaissance flights, as a long-range transport vehicle, and as a provider of supplies. And it wasn't ...
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Arthur Meyers Obituary - CO - The Denver Post
Art enlisted in the Army Air Corps on August 5, 1943 as a B-24 navigator. On his 25th mission, Art’s plane was shot down behind enemy lines. He was captured by the Germans and sent to a prison ...
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Nearly 4,000 Built: The B-29 Bomber Changed History Forever
The American-made B-29 Stratofortress, designed to replace the B-17 and B-24, revolutionized aerial warfare with its long-range capabilities, pressurized cabins, and heavy payload. Known for dropping ...
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Leo Cone Obituary - CO - The Denver Post
Born in Ronan, MT, he served in the Air Force in WWII as a B-24 navigator. Rising to Lt. Col, he retired in 1964. He then worked for 18 years as chief budget aide to the Denver City Council.