War Stories from the 390th
Perhaps one of the reasons why
aerial combat personnel have been reluctant to write, or even to talk,
about combat missions is that it is most difficult to express, with
words alone, just what a bombing combat mission was all about. Too
often, it seems, the only way a combat mission can be discussed is with
someone who "has been there."
This collection is a compilation of stories of what happened at specific
times and places, written by those who took an active part in making the
incident happen, told in words which, we trust, may be understood by
all, but if not, at least by other combat people.
An attempt has been made to protect the integrity of the authors by
using their original text generally unaltered except for correcting
typographical errors or the rearrangement of sentences which were
unclear because of inadvertent word placement.
We hope you enjoy the stories of War in the Air some fifty odd years
ago.
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