Subject: Fly Boy ?????
From: "Erik Pfeister"
Date: 10/21/03 2:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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ArtKramr wrote:


Let me tell you a story about a long forgotten incident in WW II. It is
one of
those things that have never been discussed on this NG. There was a
famous
footblall player, a famous All American who became a B-17 pilot. His
plane was
severely damaged by flack and he bailed out and survived. But not a
single one
of hsd crew did. There were accusations that he lost his nerve and
bailed
before his crew could get out. And they all died because of his
cowardice.
Noithing was ever proven and he was not prosecuted. But there was
always that
lingering doubt. And this haunted him all his life. Whenever I hear of a
pilot
that made it out, but the crew were all lost, it brings back the memory
of
that WW II incident.
And there many of us who will never forget it.

As usual Dum-dum got it wrong again.

Tom Harmon of Michigan was the supposed culprit.

It was a B-25 not a B-17 as the "legend in his own mind" writes!


But you don't deny the fact that the son of a bitch bailed out and his crew
perished do you?