A Neat War Story. B-29 Crew Saved!

[PAUL161]

Sent to me by a friend, it might be of interest to some others. I think it's a great story where a film shot by a submarine photographer in WW II and lost in a closet for 65 years turned up at this mans door. Not too long. PJ


https://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid34762914001?bctid=672454611001

 

[NutmegCT]

Paul - that is quite a story - and film. Especially the guy's close-up still grasping the ripcord. Thanks for the link.

A couple weeks ago at the air museum, I got a request from a gentleman in California for info on the B-29 he flew in back in 1944-45: the "Limber Dugan 2", originally based in India for CIB work. I was able to find a photo of the plane and crew, and records of all the flights, plus a narrative by surviving crew members of the last flight where they were shot down over southern Japan, and the crew's rescue on Thanksgiving Day 1944. When they got back to a base in China, they expected a big turkey dinner.

Unfortunately they'd "lost a day" during the mission and rescue, and only got left overs.

Tom

 

[PAUL161]

Nice work Tom! I'll bet the rescue was much more important than the Turkey dinner though! PJ