B-17 "Old 666"

[Crusader]

Don't know if this has been posted before or not :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Im086TCu3I

Wow , what a courageous crew . (2 MOH winners on one mission):salute::

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Excellent story and footage of bravery.Turn up your volume. More than half of the men KIA'ed in WWII were airmen.

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[muletrain]

Thanks for sharing...remarkable story.
Courage and well made equipment!!

 

[PRB]

This would indeed make a great movie. I read someplace that this mission was the only one in WW-II where two people won the CMH, in the same crew, on the same mission. One of them, unfortunately in this case, postumously. The story of Jay Zeamer before this mission would also contribute to a great movie.