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Ww2 B17
I was a B17 pilot in the 15th AF, my tour was from 7/1943- 2/1944, 50 combat missions. I will try to answer questions asked of me.
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Jules Horowitz, B17 pilot |
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Perhaps it is not the right question, but how did you regard your enemy and how do you regard him today?
You often read about former enemies coming together and sharing a common bond. Can that still apply in your case? How did and do you regard the german pilot that fought you in the sky? And did you ever manage to find a job in the airline industry?
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Ruy Horta 12 O'Clock High! And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A being breathing thoughtful breath, A traveller between life and death; |
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Ruy,
I hated the regime, not individual persons. Re: I didn't hate the German pilot, even though we tried to kill each other. We were at war and we just followed the rules.
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Re: Ww2 B17
Hallo Jules,
What Group were you with ? I have a particular interest in the 97th BG at the moment. Regards, Martin Gleeson. |
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Hallo Jules,
Some or all of the following may have been in the 97th BG; 2/Lt. George L. Ludolph 2/Lt. F. G. Altman 2/Lt. H. W. Blank 2/Lt. T. C. Dick 2/Lt. Manuel E. Flores,Jr. 2/Lt. W. C. Smith Do you recall anything about any of them ? Thanks in advance. Martin Gleeson. |
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Re: Ww2 B17
Why fifty missions? Isn't that rather high for a tour?
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Hallo Jules,
It was a long shot on my part, but thanks anyway. Regards, Martin Gleeson. |
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