Life in a B 29 raid over Tokyo from Saipan
Clark Lee reports on a Tokyo raid by a B 29 Superfortress crew from Saipan. The narrative covers preflight preparations, crew routines, gear and parachute setups, flight dynamics, and the tense moments encountering enemy fighters as the bomber heads toward Tokyo.
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Clark Lee
International News Service
Tokyo
Lee
Fujiyama
Oliver A. Wallace
Riverside
Calif
Wallace
Bomb Run Over Japan Ends In Uncertain Return
In a damaged wartime narrative, a B 29 crew battles impenetrable clouds over Tokyo, misses the target, debates fuel, and finally returns to Saipan. The bombardier and co-pilot survive the tense mission amid fuel concerns and a rain of uncertainty.
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Durham, Jr
Stillwater
Okla
Tokyo
Durham
Fujiyama
Japan
Wallace
Saipan
Canadians Gain In Italian Push
Canadian troops of the British Eighth army crossed the Lamone river west of Ravenna and widened their bridgehead to about 10 miles. They reported heavy fighting along the Adriatic front toward Faenza and Bologna as the 98th Infantry Division suffered severe losses while Allied columns pressed forward.
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Rome
INS
Eighth Army
Lamone River
Ravenna
Navigliona
Adriatic
Faenza
Bologna
Lamone
Nelson Talks with Nimitz During Pearl Harbor Stop
President Roosevelt's China special representative Don ald M. Nelson conferred privately with Admiral Chester W. Nimitz at Pearl Harbor while en route to Washington. Navy release says the talks emphasized establishing a beachhead on the China coast.
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Pearl Harbor
Donald M. Nelson
China
Roosevelt
Chester
Nimitz
Nazi persecution expands in Czech lands
Moscow officials report over 100000 Jews missing and 76000 deported or slain as Nazi pressure grows in the eastern provinces of Czechoslovakia.
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Moscow
Czechoslovakia
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