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GB_RN

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8. Glad To Hear He Came Back...

Reply to Bengus81 (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 7, 2024, 05:32 PM

Dec 7

More or less OK: A lot of guys didn’t, or didn’t make it back at all, as you are well aware. My grandfather’s best friend didn’t make it back. Flak burst in the cockpit killed him. I’ve got a photo that my grandfather took of the plane after they got back. Copilot, miraculously, was not killed and able to fly it back to base.

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Salute! GB_RN Dec 7 #1

Absolutely...including my dad who served in China/Burma/India. CBI's Bengus81 Dec 7 #2

Damn. GB_RN Dec 7 #5

They took a drug to stop malaria (atabrine--kinda worked) then they found out it could cause depression Bengus81 Dec 7 #7

Glad To Hear He Came Back... GB_RN Dec 7 #8

In honor of both of my parents, who served during World War II. Dem2theMax Dec 7 #3

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Yes, a day of infamy. My parents were at a college library that day. They each served. FailureToCommunicate Dec 7 #6