Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
3:08 | Lew Dabney goes into detail about how he would approach bomb targets in his P-47 aircraft, attempting to avoid artillery fire.
Lew Dabney recalls his first couple of missions flying a P-47 over Europe in 1944.
Lew Dabney describes the dive-bombing mission over Germany in 1944 for which he earned a Distinguished Flying Cross.
Lew Dabney talks about some of the events surrounding the Battle of the Bulge, describes the weather conditions and tells the story of a friend of his whose aircraft became "tragically full of German lead" during one mission in the area.
A P-47 pilot, Lew Dabney discusses a celebratory act that some pilots would perform after a successful mission.
Lew Dabney goes into detail about how he would approach bomb targets in his P-47 aircraft, attempting to avoid artillery fire.
