Downed war pilot from Montana memorialized in French film
WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — Air Force pilot Norbert Herriges was flying a mission over Pourrieres, France, on Aug. 12, 1944, when he was shot down by a German fighter pilot. Herriges managed to bail out of his Thunderbolt, but his parachute failed to open and during the incident, he was shot in the head.