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Flyer Hides From Nazis on Italian Airfield Invasion Day
Sergt. Laurence Madison of Lyndhurst Ohio recalls landing on a Italian airfield during invasion day. Shelled by 88 mm guns he leaped from a burning plane and hid under a wing for thirty hours with only brackish water to drink. Germans and Brits fought nearby as he endured heat and fire, later recounting his escape and preference to avoid German captivity.
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