As part of a unit known as the Bloody 100th, he flew 25 harrowing missions in his B-17 bomber over German-held territory ...
Two months after his passing at age 103, Ray Firmani was posthumously honored Friday at a place where the member of "the ...
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"Last Man Standing" – The Story of Capt. Dewayne "Ben" Bennett and the B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Squawkin' Chicken'
Discover the story of Capt. Dewayne "Ben" Bennett, B-17 pilot of the Squawkin' Chicken, who survived the Schweinfurt raid and ...
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John Luckadoo, last B-17 pilot of the Bloody Hundredth, dies at 103
"Lucky" was just a wide-eyed 21-year-old lieutenant when he manned the B-17 controls and took to the sky for his first ...
The World War II veteran survived 25 perilous B-17 missions over Nazi Germany and later became a voice for remembering the ...
ELSMERE, Delaware (WPVI) -- We want to wish a very special 100th birthday to a local hero. Raymond Firmani of Elsmere, Delaware, was a B-17 pilot in the 486th Heavy Bombardment Group in World War II, ...
John "Lucky" Luckadoo was the last living B-17 bomber pilot from the 100th Bomb Group during World War II. DALLAS — John ...
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A B-17 Bomber Is Being Restored—After Years as a Gas Station Ornament!
The B-17G Flying Fortress that Art Lacey bought never saw combat in World War II—but spent decades overlooking a gas station in western Oregon.
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B-17 Pilot's Heroic Move for Crew's Safety in WWII
A pilot faced a difficult choice in the skies of WWII. This is a first-hand account of the courageous move he made to protect ...
Pilot error probably caused the 2019 crash of a World War II-era bomber in Connecticut that killed seven people and wounded six others, the National Transportation ...
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