B-17s over Berlin
, by Hawkins, Ian L.
- ISBN: 9781574888423 | 1574888420
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/30/2005
The 95th Bomb Group achieved fame as the first unit to strike Berlin in a daylight raid and as the only combat group in Europe to win three Presidential Distinguished Unit Citations for courage and daring. B-17s Over Berlinis a unique compilation of vivid personal tales of the legendary 95th, told by the surviving crewmen themselves and the English villagers who knew them. Crashes, captures, thrilling escapes'”these are the true stories of the furious air combat over Germany, Norway, and Poland that helped turn the tide of World War II.
| FOREWORD by Group Captain Hamish Mahaddie | xv | ||||
| THE 95TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP (H) | xvii | ||||
| BERLIN-"BIG B" by H. Griffin Mumford | 1 | (1) | |||
| WAR! THE EARLY DAYS by Ellis B. Scripture | 2 | (5) | |||
| THE FLIGHT TO EUROPE by David T. McKnight and Bill Lindley | 7 | (7) | |||
| DISASTER AT ALCONBURY by Clifford Cole and Contrails (1947) | 14 | (1) | |||
| REMEMBER KIEL-Accounts by Participants of 13 June 1943 Mission | 15 | (14) | |||
| OVER THERE by Joseph Florian | 29 | (3) | |||
| SHOT DOWN by Joel Bunch | 32 | (1) | |||
| THE ROBERT BENDER STORY by Don Merten | 33 | (4) | |||
| A DAY TO REMEMBER by Joseph E. Mutz | 37 | (1) | |||
| ESCAPE AND EVASION by Clifford Cole | 38 | (6) | |||
| BETRAYED by Leroy ("Rocky") Lawson | 44 | (4) | |||
| GENTLEMEN SONGSTERS OFF ON A SPREE by Trammel ("Ace") Hollis | 48 | (1) | |||
| THE REGENSBURG SHUTTLE MISSION by William ("Bill") Lindley, Harry Conley, and John Storie | 49 | (4) | |||
| SHORT BURSTS by William ("Catfish" or "Wild Bill") Lindley | 53 | (5) | |||
| LIGHT RELIEF FROM "FROSTY" by David ("Dave") T. McKnight | 58 | (1) | |||
| HIGH-ALTITUDE ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINATION by Robert ("Bob") Carter | 59 | (1) | |||
| IHR KRIEG IST FERTIG by Gus Mencow | 60 | (2) | |||
| KEEP 'EM FLYING by George Peterson | 62 | (1) | |||
| A DAY AT THE OFFICE by Major General David Grant | 63 | (1) | |||
| THE PREMONITION by James F. Goff | 64 | (2) | |||
| "THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE"- Accounts by Participants of Munster Mission 10 October 1943 | 66 | (18) | |||
| ONE-WAY TICKET TO MUNSTER by Eldon Broman | 84 | (5) | |||
| POSTSCRIPT FROM THE UNDERGROUND by Wim Willemsen, Peter Wijnen, and Dr. J. Bussels | 89 | (2) | |||
| TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN by Leonard Herman | 91 | (1) | |||
| A VIEW FROM THE GROUND UP (Part I) by Ted Lucey | 92 | (4) | |||
| THE DAY TIME STOOD STILL by Ruby Gooderham | 96 | (2) | |||
| REACTION TO DISASTER by Elvin D. ("Doc") Imes | 98 | (2) | |||
| THE GOOD SAMARITANS by Earl Underwood | 100 | (1) | |||
| THE GREAT DOUGHNUT FEAST by Emerson Kuder | 101 | (1) | |||
| LETTERS TO MOTHER by Harry Conley | 102 | (3) | |||
| INCIDENT AT KREMS: WHAT A WAY TO EARN A PURPLE HEART! by William Binnebose | 105 | (1) | |||
| THE LONG ROUTE BACK by Richard M. Smith and Jerry Eshuis | 106 | (8) | |||
| INCIDENT OVER HELIGOLAND by James F. Goff | 114 | (1) | |||
| ALL IN A DAY'S WORK by Lieutenant Deryk Wakem, R.N | 115 | (3) | |||
| LONG TIME NO SEE by Lieutenant Deryk Wakem, R.N | 118 | (2) | |||
| OBSERVATIONS by James F. Goff | 120 | (4) | |||
| THE BRUNSWICK STORY by Charles A. Wayman | 124 | (5) | |||
| THE WAY IT WAS by Louis Feingold | 129 | (6) | |||
| MEMORIES OF HORHAM AIRFIELD, 1943-1945 by David Warne | 135 | (2) | |||
| A FORT CALLED "SITUATION NORMAL" by William Overstreet | 137 | (3) | |||
| THE MAN WHO CAME FOR BREAKFAST by William ("Ed") Charles | 140 | (1) | |||
| "BIG B": 4 MARCH 1944-Accounts by Participants of First American Daylight Mission to Berlin | 141 | (19) | |||
| BERLIN: 6 MARCH 1944 by "Ed" Charles, Alvin Brown, and Ralph Bowling | 160 | (4) | |||
| BASE COMMUNICATIONS by Taylor Thurman and Cornell ("Corky") Etoll | 164 | (3) | |||
| MORE SHORT BURSTS by William Steele, Rudolph Cooper, John Fisher, Leonard Herman, "Doc" Steele, Wayne Hanson, Tom Ryan, Glenn Infield, David Cargo, Russell Allman, and Laur Stevens | 167 | (6) | |||
| WE WERE A COMBAT CREW by Vincent Fox | 173 | (4) | |||
| A FATEFUL DAY by Jan Murray (Janofsky) and Max Murray | 177 | (4) | |||
| A CREW CHIEF'S WAR by Martin ("Mitch") Mitchell | 181 | (3) | |||
| BERLIN: 29 APRIL 1944 by Charles Lajeski | 184 | (1) | |||
| PATHFINDERS AND NIGHT MISSIONS WITH R.A.F. BOMBER COMMAND by William ("Bill") Owen | 185 | (3) | |||
| D-DAY PLUS ONE by Jack D. Beckelman | 188 | (3) | |||
| THE MAN WHO PUT THE 95TH ON WHEELS by Tom Perkins | 191 | (1) | |||
| THE FIRST SHUTTLE MISSION TO RUSSIA FROM ENGLAND by Joseph Moller and Lyle Scott | 192 | (7) | |||
| A VIEW FROM THE GROUND UP (Part II) by Ted Lucey | 199 | (6) | |||
| UNDER ALLIED BOMBS by Larry Pifer | 205 | (2) | |||
| THREE FEARFUL EVENTS by Arthur Scroggins | 207 | (2) | |||
| ACHIEVEMENTS, COST, AND THE PRIDE by Adam Hinojos and David Olsson | 209 | (2) | |||
| BUNCHERS, BALLOONS, BOMBERS, AND FIGHTERS by Les Lennox | 211 | (3) | |||
| BOMBSIGHTS, AUTOPILOTS, AND APHRODITES by Charles Henderson | 214 | (1) | |||
| RETURN TO POLTAVA, 7 AUGUST 1944 by Albert Keeler | 215 | (2) | |||
| THE DAY PAUL FIESS BECAME A GENERAL by Eugene Fletcher | 217 | (3) | |||
| A SHORT STORY OF A SHORT TOUR by Donald W. Overdorff | 220 | (1) | |||
| MORE SHORT BURSTS by James Sheller, Dick Flowerdew, Charles Brennan, Albert Finginger, Joel Bunch, and Henry Schneider | 221 | (4) | |||
| REFLECTIONS ON LIFE AS A "KRIEGIE," 40 YEARS LATER by Leonard Hansen and Donald W. Overdorff | 225 | (5) | |||
| WILLIE GREEN'S FLYING MACHINE-Emmett Dedman Submitted by John Welles | 230 | (2) | |||
| THE FINAL FLIGHT OF "FIREBALL" by Stewart Evans | 232 | (1) | |||
| ARNHEM-OVERFLIGHT TO BATTLE by Robert Hastie and Bill Lindley | 233 | (3) | |||
| WELCOME TO COMBAT! ONE CREW'S FIRST MISSION by Glenn Purdy | 236 | (5) | |||
| LETTERS TO MOTHER (CONTINUED) 1944 by Harry Conley | 241 | (4) | |||
| THE JOHN BROMBERG STORY-Reprinted from Contrails (1947) | 245 | (2) | |||
| MEMORIES OF HORHAM AIRFIELD by Graham Shipley | 247 | (3) | |||
| THREE FINE MEN by Joel Bunch | 250 | (1) | |||
| A VISIT TO BERLIN by Willard W. ("Bill") Brown | 251 | (2) | |||
| MORE SHORT BURSTS by Irv Rothman, James Johnson, Raymond Murray, C.H. Upchurch, John Bright, and Theophil Ross | 253 | (4) | |||
| A VISIT TO MOSCOW by Edward Pachnik | 257 | (2) | |||
| FLIGHT SURGEON by Dr. Jack McKittrick | 259 | (4) | |||
| GALLANT TO THE END by George Hintz | 263 | (1) | |||
| REFLECTIONS by R.E. ("Lefty") Nairn | 264 | (1) | |||
| A TRIBUTE by Leonard Herman | 265 | (1) | |||
| OPERATION CADILLAC AND OPERATION VARSITY by Ellis B. Scripture | 266 | (3) | |||
| MORE SHORT BURSTS by William Binnebose, Ellis B. Scripture, Tom Tower, Zach Stanborough, James Johnson, and Willard Brown | 269 | (3) | |||
| FATE IS THE HUNTER by Tony Braidic | 272 | (2) | |||
| PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG 17B by Warren Thomas | 274 | (3) | |||
| THE MANNA/CHOWHOUND MISSIONS by Ellis B. Scripture | 277 | (1) | |||
| 29 APRIL 1945-Poem by Elisabeth van Maasdijk | 278 | (1) | |||
| A VIEW FROM THE GROUND UP (Part III) by Ted Lucey | 279 | (2) | |||
| A VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE by Hubert Kosters | 281 | (1) | |||
| A VIEW FROM AN EAST ANGLIAN by Roger Freeman | 282 | (3) | |||
| REMEMBRANCES: OCTOBER 1942 TO JUNE 1945 by H. Griffin ("Grit") Mumford | 285 | (7) | |||
| COMMENDATIONS AND CITATIONS To the 95th Bomb Group for its first 100 missions, 31 March 1944 by General LeMay | 292 | (5) | |||
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296 | (1) | |||
| FAREWELL TO ENGLAND, HOME AGAIN! by Stephen G. Stone, Jr | 297 | (2) | |||
| THE 95TH RETURN by Ian L. Hawkins | 299 | (7) | |||
| THE LAST MISSION by Eugene Fletcher | 306 | (1) | |||
| FROM AN ORATION BY PERICLES | 307 | (1) | |||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 308 |
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