[303rd-Talk] The Aluminum Overcast

[harold susskind]

Spec Campen's note to Mary Jo brought back an almost forgotten incident that happened the day I joined Lt. Stoulil's crew in Ephrata, WA. in August of "43  A B-17 crew was on a night flight.  For some reason the B-17 went into a dive, the radio hatch was  open and out went the radio man sans parachute,    For 45 missions, when ever I was in the radio section I always looked to se if the hatch was open.  When I got recalled I was introduced to the B-17  once again Flying out of Bermuda with the Air Rescue Service. Hal Susskind 
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> Subject: RE: [303rd-Talk] The Aluminum Overcast
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 13:12:45 -0500
> From: mhangartner at turkey-v.k12.ia.us
> To: 303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com
> 
> I will get Nathan right on it tomorrow.  He has a junior high choir
> festival this afternoon, so I will not see him any more today.
> 
> I forgot to mention in my earlier story, that there were nine in Dad's
> crew in 1944.  He told me that the radio man came back and did a side
> gun when needed.  When they had to bail out, the radio man was the first
> out.  Was that because of his position in the plane?  Dad was the third.
> 
> Mary Jo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:303rd-talk-bounces at 303rdBG.com] On Behalf Of IBSPEC at aol.com
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:37 PM
> To: 303rd-talk at 303rdBG.com
> Subject: Re: [303rd-Talk] The Aluminum Overcast
> 
> mary jo. thanks for your story. i would like an e mailed copy of that
> jack  
> rencher news cast you mention. can you send. "SPEC"  CAMPEN 
> 
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