It couldn't be much worse? -- That made him very happy -- The enemy was taken completely by surprise -- The squadron was attacked -- The pilots did not appear eager -- I turned back to pick him up -- We think we destroyed the mission -- Many strange faces -- I hate to see them go -- Torn to death -- Love to all and write real often -- A perfect swan dive -- It's all for the best, dad -- We seemed to be awfully high -- The was even more handsome in his uniform -- Jap fighters making long range passes -- I inflated my Mae West -- I jerked and ducked instinctively -- The flew missions with several other crews -- Well, i'm done for.
Summary:
The American 345th Bomb Group--the Air Apaches--was legendary in the war against Japan. The first fully trained and fully equipped group sent to the South Pacific, the 345th racked up a devastating score against the enemy. Armed to the teeth with machine guns and fragmentation bombs, and flying their B-25s at impossibly low altitudes--often below fifty feet--the pilots and air crews strafed and bombed enemy installations and shipping with a fury that helped cripple Japan. One of the sharpest tools in the U.S. arsenal, the 345th performed essential missions during Gen. Douglas MacArthur?s campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines, earning an impressive four Distinguished Unit Citations.
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