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This crewman was versed in the many of the plane’s systems, monitored the engines, fuel, and occasionally repaired battle damage in flight to get his aircraft home. Additionally, flight engineers were trained as gunners and manned the important top turret on the B-17. John had an incredible tour in the 381st bomb group.
Jan 1, 1986 · John Comer flew 25 combat missions over Occupied Europe and Germany in 1943, including the infamous raid on the Schweinfurt ball-bearing plant that is still referred to in the Air Force as Black Thursday.
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Combat crew : a true story of flying and fighting in World War II : Comer, John : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Comer, John. Publication date. 1989. Topics.
Jun 10, 2021 · Combat Crew: The Story of 25 Combat Missions Over Europe From the Daily Journal of a B-17 Gunner. Kindle Edition. by John Comer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.5 38 ratings. See all formats and editions. Combat Crew is one of the best memoirs about the air war over Europe ever written.
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Jan 1, 1988 · From Library Journal. Former B-17 crewman Comer kept diaries of his 25 missions over Europe from 1943 to 1944, and has finally assembled them into an authentic, vivid picture of the day-to-day life of the bomber crews of the Eighth Air Force.
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Arriving at Ridgewell Air Base in Cambrideshire in July 1943, at a time when the loss rate for bomber crews was at its highest during the war, John Comer miraculously survived his prescribed quota of 25 missions before being allowed to return to his native shores.
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