George W Franklin
MilitaryOn May 22nd 1944 their mission was to destroy a heavily defended railroad bridge at Liege, with a 1000lb bomb slung under each wing. They dropped through a hole in the clouds into the ' most terrific hail of flak I've ever been in...how we ever got out of that crossfire I'll never know!'.
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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