Distinguished Flying Cross

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The 28th Man

Twenty-eight American airmen lost their lives on the 25 April 1945 bombing raid on Linz, Austria. Due to tough editorial choices that had...

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Tom Bullock earns the Distinguished Flying Cross

“We were on the bomb run, and we noticed that the anti-aircraft fire from the ground was very accurate,” First Lieutenant Tom Bullock,...

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Aug 5, 20233 min read

Doc Demmond’s crash landing

I had to make tough editorial choices for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, given how much research material I collected. Here's a story I found...

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Feb 17, 20225 min read

The Race to War’s End: A Tale of Three War-Weary B-24 Liberators

When the 485th Bomb Group arrived at Venosa airfield, Italy, in February 1944 to begin combat operations, it had 72 B-24 Liberator...

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Apr 25, 20215 min read

“It Felt as Though We Were Actually Hanging in the Sky"

After conducting so many interviews and so much primary-source research for Bombing Hitler's Hometown, it was inevitable that I would...

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