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B-17 Co-Pilot John “Red” Morgan Throws a Fist at His Own Captain Mid-Air To Save The Crew While Enemy Fighters Swarm Around Them
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B-17 Co-Pilot John “Red” Morgan Throws a Fist at His Own Captain Mid-Air To Save The Crew While Enemy Fighters Swarm Around Them
The Mission and the Attack On July 26, 1943, a large force of U.S. Army Air Forces B‑17 bombers climbed into the sky over England for a daylight raid against targets in Hanover, Germany. One of these Flying Fortresses was named Ruthie II, crewed by men of the 326th Bomb Squadron. Among them was Second Lieutenant John Cary “Red” Morgan, serving as co‑pilot. Their bomber group was part of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, flying deep into enemy territo…
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