German Pilots Laughed At Unescorted American Bombers, Until P-51 Mustangs Escorted Them To Berlin

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October 14th, 1943. 15,000 ft above Schweinfoot, Germany. The pencil scratched across the worn leather of his log book as a German fighter pilot recorded what seemed like another routine entry. His 17th heavy bomber destroyed, a B17 flying fortress that had just spiraled earthwood, trailing black smoke and desperation. Through the canopy of his Fau... Read More