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It took about an hour in the briefing hut to get all the dope. Then the chaplains came in. A Protestant guy and a Catholic guy. Each had a service at the same time in opposite corners. Just said a little prayer for us and then wished us luck. Most...
On a typical escort mission Cummings' crew chiefs readied their Thunderbolts before dawn. Then the muddy-floored briefing room filled with leather-jacketed pilots. They listened to Wild Bill's parting advice on the flight plan and tactics, took off. The crew chiefs gathered around the loudspeaker to...
When the Major stood up and said: "Our target today is one of great importance; Rome has never been bombed," Ector Bolzoni felt queer. It was a little hard for Lieut. Bolzoni to take in all the details of the briefing. He was thinking of the day in October 1941...
I went in with the first transport outfit to reach Sicily. . . . After the briefing some of the younger pilots had perspiration on their upper lips.
The First Men. The paratroops, fit and bulky as bears in their equipment, got a final briefing just before take-off time. They knew their assignments. Some of the leading pilots had already been over the target to have a look at the lay of the land. The jumpers climbed...