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AIR COMBAT STORIES

 


This page is dedicated to the thousands of airmen who participated in the bloody air combat of World War II.  There are thousands of heroic men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice whose stories will never be told.  It is a blessing that some of those  air warriors are still among us and we are fortunate to share some of their experiences on this and the following pages.  Enjoy.


 
 

Lt. Col. Dellon Bumgardner, U.S. Army Air Force
Col. Gulf Coast Wing, Commemorative Air Force

B-17 Pilot, 306 Bomb Group, 368 Squadron (Eager Beavers)
Aircraft Name - Begin the Beguine
Based at Thurleigh, England
Completed 35 missions over Germany
Last mission, October 7, 1944, over Rhuland, Germany


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