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God Is My Co-Pilot A B-17 crew's bold Atlantic crossing
The narrator recalls training with Doug, taking command of a B 17E Fortress, and guiding a diverse eight man crew from Florida toward Puerto Rico, across Brazil and the Amazon, and down the African coast, detailing crew roles, aircraft systems, and perilous fuel planning en route to Natal and the Gold Coast.
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Doug
Everglades
Motley
Aaltonen
Finn
Hamadans
Africa
Arabia
Atlantic
Baldbridge
Corporal Cobb
Hershey
Jack
Rangoon
George
Japan
Saares
States
Haynes
Karachi
India
Florida
West Palm Beach
Whitecaps
Gulf Stream
U.S. A
Puerto Rico
Borinquen Field
P. R
Long Island Key
British West Indies
Hispaniola
Cape Frances Viejo
Mona Passage
E.T.A
Washington
Trinidad
Guianas
Devil’s Island
Brazil
Amazon
Jupiter Rex
Neptune Rex
Point Grossa
Bahia Santa Rosa
Mixiana Island
Isla da Marajo
Rio Para
Belem
Natal
South Atlantic
E.W.T
Liberia
Gold Coast
Ferry Command
Gerry Mason
Forts
Hades
Royal Air Force
South America