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Clint Henderson

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After gunnery school, the next stop for Clint Henderson was crew assignment. The other crew members were from all over the country. He had to take on extra duty as the armorer, but that was OK. (3:41)

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The crew picked up a brand new B-17 and flew to Northern Ireland, where gunner Clint Henderson thought that the locals were the friendliest people in the world. Soon, he was over the very unfriendly skies of Germany, where he was greeted by lots of flak. (5:37)

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There was a wonderful lack of German fighters, thanks to the fighter escorts. B-17 gunner Clint Henderson marveled at the way a P-38 could climb almost vertically. You couldn't do anything about the flak, though, and once it nearly did them in. (6:18)

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His pilot was hit by a piece of shrapnel and was out for a short time. Gunner Clint Henderson recalls that they actually asked the crew if they would fly with the co-pilot as pilot. Of course! They had every confidence in him. The flak was heavy out there but no one in the B-17 crew ever thought about going down in the plane. (4:59)

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B-17 gunner Clint Henderson kept in contact with his family by mail while he was at war. While on leave in London, his high school French allowed him to have contact with some young ladies. (2:09)

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His missions completed, B-17 gunner Clint Henderson returned to the States and began an assignment he did not care for, as an instructor. He talked his way out of that and moved to another job that entailed managing a laundry operation. At least there he could secure a lifetime supply of khakis. (4:18)

Clyde Bramlett

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Clyde Bramlett talks about receiving false instructions from Germans while on a bombing mission. (1:54)

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Clyde Bramlett describes the flak that he experienced on bombing runs over Germany. (3:58)

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Clyde Bramlett recalls mid-air collisions that resulted from flying in unclear weather conditions. (1:44)

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Clyde Bramlett, a B-17 bomber pilot, remembers the worst mission he ever flew over Germany. (3:18)