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Texas Bomber Pilot Saves Airman's LifeCALCUTTA, June 9 (JP)—Sgt. John Boyd, 26, of Mayfield, Ky., is going home as the only known survivor of the crew of a B-25 bomber which was shot down while on a strafing and skip-bombing mission agairtst Japanese positions near Meiktila, Burma, on Aug. 3, 1943.Boyd, who was able to parachute from’ the plane because of the self-sacrificing act of his pilot, survived almost two years of mistreatment by the Japanese as a prisoner in Rangoon.The bomber, one of a mission of five whose target was the Meiktila ! dam and nearby Japanese barracks. had carried out its work and had dived to a 50-foot level when an explosive shell hit the gas lines.The pilot, whom Boyd recalls as the best in the business, was Lt. Charles McCook of Georgetown. Texas. He took the plane up to 1,000 feet.Boyd said he believed pilot McCook had taken the stricken plane as high as possible after it was struck, although its control cables were burning out. The act was responsible for Boyd’s chance, he believed.
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Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Lubbock, Texas, US
Sun, Jun 10, 1945
Page 4
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