100-year-old WWII veteran pilot crash landed on D-Day
Service & Sacrifice: 100-year-old WWII veteran pilot describes crash landing in English Channel on D-Day “I had no reason to believe that we were going to survive.”-D-Day B-24 bomber pilot Captain Jerry Neal. Author: John Becker Updated: 5:57 PM EDT May 13, 2021 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Instead of a “pre-flight” checklist, this was the “pre-write” checklist for a profile of a decorated veteran pilot. 100 years old. Check. Crash-landed in the English Channel. Check Also flew B-17 bomber. Check. 35 total combat missions. Check Distinguished Flyin...
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