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Tag: Pilots
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He Bombed the Nazis. 75 Years Later, the Nightmares Began.
Like most of his generation, John Wenzel returned from World War II with no interest in sharing memories. Just shy of his 100th birthday, he found he could no longer ignore the past.
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A Cobra Appeared Mid-Flight. The Pilot’s Quick Thinking Saved Lives.
The pilot made an emergency landing after feeling a Cape Cobra slither under his shirt while flying across South Africa. “I had a moment of stunned silence,” he said.
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A WWII Pilot Saved His Crew. It Took 80 Years to Identify His Remains.
Lt. William B. Montgomery flew a B-24 Liberator toward the British coast after it was hit in June 1944. Historians credit him for saving the lives of seven crew members.