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Originally Posted by razasasin
Pretty cool thread! I used to be big into aircraft when I was young - my gramps (RIP) was a navigator on a B-17 over Germany in WWII - if you've seen Memphis Belle, it was basically his stroy - his plane was one of the first to complete their missions. Their turret gunner kept a diary and it was published for their squad - it's is a nerve racking read for a diary - they actually landed with holes in the wings, 1 engine ,etcc...
Anyways props on a great thread - my favorite wwII fighter;
P51!
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Wow, I know the Memphis Belle really well. I have Robert K. Morgan's autograph. The Belle was the first bomber to complete 25 missions, which was a miracle at the time. There is a 1944 documentary as well as the later movie that show the last mission it flew on. What a fantastic plane and crew. God bless your grandfather for serving those grueling 25 missions over Nazi Germany.
