Well said. Sorry for your loss.
Man I remember showing him pictures of Iwo Jima when I went there and he said I remember bombing and landing there... it wasnt that green lol!!! I bet your grandpa was a hell of man... those guys on B24's never got the love that the B17 and B29s got!
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Dude that's so badass! People greatly underestimate the absolute intensity of going on those types of missions, especially into Germany when they were on their heels. The planes themselves had to be so powerful just to carry the size and weight of the crews balls... I always enjoyed talking to my grandpa about his time over there. He has a picture of him being plucked out the the ocean by a navy destroyer.... after it sunk a Japanese vessel that was on it's way to capture him and his crew.He sure was. During a bombing raid on a fuel plant over Politz Germany they took AA fire and decided to fly their wounded B24 across the Baltic sea to Sweden where they crash landed. The crew spent 5 months interned in Sweden. It was pretty cushy there though as they got to leave the internment camp once the chores were done! Men of that era definitely earned the moniker of belonging to the greatest generation. I'm glad you got to know your gramps and hear his stories as I know I greatly enjoyed hearing stories from my gramps.
Mistah Chick B24 after crash landing.
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Kneeling on the left as part of an earlier B24 crew.
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Doc is a gorgeous plane!! I haven't seen it in person but my goal is to see if I can get a flight in her one day. I'm stationed in 29 palms CA and we are a stones throw from March ARB and they have a B29 in their museum and I'd like to see if they would let me in it.I'm sorry for your loss, hopefully he shared stories that you'll be able to pass on. I've met many WWII aviators being around the CAF since I was knee high, I even knew a few WASP ladies that delivered the bombers for Boeing. They are a truly special group of people.
I'm lucky enough to hear Doc's Wright Cyclones, and look up and see him shining as he flys by about once a week here in Wichita. LOVE B-29s, they are part of this city.
The plants built to produce the B-29 went on to build the B-47 and B-52s and to this day are still building most of the 737 and good portions of 787 777 and 767
They had an honor flight to DC loaded with Vets and when they returned last week Doc was taxing up to their 737 on the tarmac, not one dry eye.
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Do you have kids?If the greatest generation was so great, then why did their kids grow up to destroy this country?
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Yup..... it only takes one to duche it up and try and trash a thread. Anyways you're entitled to your opinion and all, but take your bullshit somewhere else. This isnt about politics, society changes and blah blah blah. It's simply remembering a group of people the lived, saw and experienced more than many could imagine. As I said your entitled to your thoughts.... but there's a saying the goes like this, it's better to be thought a fool, than to speak out and remove all doubt. Your not offending me or others here really, but I will take the time to call you on what really is stupid and has no bearing on the discussion at hand.If the greatest generation was so great, then why did their kids grow up to destroy this country?
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How has it been destroyed?If the greatest generation was so great, then why did their kids grow up to destroy this country?
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