Hi.
I’ve just finished reading “Target Berlin” mission 250 6 march 1944, i would
like to quote a paragraph.
For one crew, bringing back an almost undamaged aircraft, the most heartrendering time came after they were safely down. Lieutenant Bob shoens
landed B17 ‘Our Gal Sal’ of the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts, one of
the surviving bombers of the ill fated Low Box of the 13th Wing B Formation.
Of the twenty B-17s which had taken off, five had broken off the mission early; and 10 out of the remaining 15 had been shot down. ‘As we circled the
airfield alone we could see a lot of empty spaces. We landed and when we
taxied to our space we found our sqd commander waiting for us. He was crying. We were stunned to learn that we were the only aircraft of the sqd
to return to the field and only one of four to make it back to England.
What do you say, What do you do when your sqd commander is crying and
wants to know what has happened? You do the same.’
The Air war in Europe in one paragraph, just about says it all really.
Sad so Sad.
Phil.
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