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Berlin mission memoir from heavy bomber crew narrative
A World War II air crew recollects a Berlin mission with heavy bombers. Pilot Owen and copilot Albert J. from Chicago navigate nervousness before a weather scrub and a fighter escort brief. Crew members recall flak, engine strain, and the mission’s brush with danger as they attempt a first over Berlin.
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Jou
Owen
Columbus
K T. Meakileter
Teak
Albert J. Chicago
J. Teistos
Cormeana
Spartier