The
following are real experiences written by members of the 446th.
New stories will be added on a regular basis. |
A
video about the experiences of a Red Cross volunteer at the airbase- Mission #148, target Brunswick, Germany by William Pleimann
- Prelude to a Mission, by John Archer
- Hung Bomb
- Last mission for one crew, to Berlin
- It happened in London
- The Trip Home, by Vincent Manno
- Victor DeCaria tells about an unusual transatlantic flight
- Capt Paul Amrentrout recalls a mission where his plane went upside down
- A gunner's account of a mission to Berlin, during which his friend's plane was lost
- The story of "Little Hutch", written by her co-pilot
- The first mission of the 446th, as told by Don Cheney, a gunner
- Sgt L. Phillips died in a crash, but not before sending this touching letter to his mother
- The crash of Daisey Mae Scraggs; authored by her pilot
- Bail Out; A plane is shot down behind enemy lines. Read the pilot's memoir
- Preparation for combat missions
- The control tower; Eyes, ears, heart of the field
- Mission 254: Low level flight over the Rhine
- Shooting down an ME 262
- A gunner's introduction to combat
- Radio operators
- A combat enginner's day
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