My Uncle Nick flew many missions as a Flight Engineer on B-24 bombers. My cousin Nick, his son, shared this recollection of one harrowing mission with a photograph of the damaged plane included with this post…     see more…

Another family story of World War II…   My Cousin Nick shared this observation from his Dad about the ME-262 fighter as my Uncle actually saw the world’s first operational jet fighter in action. He also flew over Blechhammer…    see more…

We have been chronicling my Uncle Nick’s service during the war sent to us by his son my cousin Nick. His sister Jean now reached out to us to share her recollections of their mother’s war-service in the Women’s Army…  see more…

Previously, we posted one of my Cousin Nick’s recollections of his Dad’s experiences as a B-24 flight engineer flying out of Italy. Another mission my Uncle flew on, a raid on Ploiesti, was particularly hazardous.  see more…