B-17 Flying Fortress - Miracle in the Sky
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Uploaded by CFloridaWW2Museum on Jan 27, 2009
This is a true story from the diary of Lt. Col. Kermit D. Wooldridge, 525th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. The fine line between life and death is described in his own words from a diary entry dated July 17, 1943.
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Many of the guys who flew in those awesome planes were only 18 or 19 years old. I'm sure they were scared beyond belief when they flew a raid, and so many of them never made it back. I have the utmost respect for every single soul that flew into battle. So many of our youth have no idea as to the sacrifices that have been made for their freedom. I make sure my son knows and that he remembers.
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I used to work for a guy that was a tail gunner in a B17. He told me he shit his pants every time he went up. Brave men, all of them.
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Macr records show that the Navigator-George L. Matten and Bombardier-Wendall O. Palmer were KIA on this mission.
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I can't imagine the terror or the bravery of these men.
My grandfather was a 24 co=pilot but would never talk about it. Wasn't till I was volunteering at a VA hospital in the early 80's that I heard some of the stories of what they went through. Always have my respect.
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unbeleivable
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the song is mad world - tears for fears sang it wrote it i think 1983 - since then many more have sung it .
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Did Lt. Wooldridge actually write "...There were a few scattered clowds down on the deck,...."? If so, please insert "[sic]" into the text to inform readers of that fact. Otherwise, please spellcheck!
gryphonshire 2 months ago
@gryphonshire You caught me. It was a type-o and too late to correct.
CFloridaWW2Museum 2 months ago
what happened to the 2 that bailed out - did i miss it - did they live?
martind586 2 years ago
Great question martind586. This account was taken from the diary of Lt. Wooldridge. Unfortunately, there is no further mention of the 2 that bailed out in the diary. Their fate is presently unknown.
CFloridaWW2Museum 2 years ago
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CFloridaWW2Museum 2 years ago
could someone tell me the title of the song?
syntaxerror9 2 years ago
The song is "Mad World" and comes from the "Donnie Darko" soundtrack.
CFloridaWW2Museum 2 years ago