Too bad that the music (using that term loosely) partially drowns out the sound of those magnificent Packard Merlins. Hard to imagine 19 year old kids with barely 200 hours jumping in these planes and taking on the Germans.
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War weary, unarmed and looking like rodeo clowns, the assembly ships of the United States Army's 8th Air Force were some of the strangest looking aircraft of the war. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/477/language/en-CA/Polka-Dot-Warriors.aspx |
