Otis Willie
September 29th 03, 09:32 PM
World War II airmen remember danger
(EXCERPT) By BRIAN GRAY, TORONTO SUN
About 125 men who fought in the air over Southeast Asia during World
War II will touch down and catch up in Niagara Falls today. The Burma
Bombers Association is holding a reunion and Air Force veterans from
South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada
will relive some of the moments that forged their life-long
friendships.
"There certainly was camaraderie," reunion organizer Larry Wynn of
Etobicoke said yesterday. "Having been part of a crew, you become very
close with the other crew members."
FLIGHT TIME
Wynn, 79, logged 150 hours of flight time as a navigator in a B-24
Liberator between February and September 1945.
Based first in India, then in what is now known as Sri Lanka, followed
by a stint on the Cocos Islands near Australia, Wynn and the other
eight members of the crew flew missions that lasted between 10 1/2 and
23 hours.
Wynn said many people who don't remember the war know of the exploits
of the men who served in...
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Otis Willie
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(EXCERPT) By BRIAN GRAY, TORONTO SUN
About 125 men who fought in the air over Southeast Asia during World
War II will touch down and catch up in Niagara Falls today. The Burma
Bombers Association is holding a reunion and Air Force veterans from
South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada
will relive some of the moments that forged their life-long
friendships.
"There certainly was camaraderie," reunion organizer Larry Wynn of
Etobicoke said yesterday. "Having been part of a crew, you become very
close with the other crew members."
FLIGHT TIME
Wynn, 79, logged 150 hours of flight time as a navigator in a B-24
Liberator between February and September 1945.
Based first in India, then in what is now known as Sri Lanka, followed
by a stint on the Cocos Islands near Australia, Wynn and the other
eight members of the crew flew missions that lasted between 10 1/2 and
23 hours.
Wynn said many people who don't remember the war know of the exploits
of the men who served in...
U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
in full today, 29 Sep 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE
the following lines into your web browser.) The
subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
for your information and discussion.
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com