 The first time we've taken off of our carrier was when they launched for the mission. You wonder what you were adding into because none of us had been in combat before. We flew the mission at, I'd say, an average of 250 feet or 300 feet, except the bombing mission. The planes sweep in without being discovered. They're separated into groups to attack the several objectives carefully selected by means of accurate intelligence to ensure that only targets of military value will be hit. I don't think any of the group consider themselves to be heroes. We were job oriented and we were all happy with the fact that we did our job. Heroes of World War II were not only the people that gave their life, but the people like the men and women that built the equipment that we were able to fight the war with.