"ArtKramr" ...
I haven't thought about John O'Brian in years. But a comment made on this
NG
reminded me of him. He was a bit older than the rest of us. He had a
civilian
pilots license when the war started in Europe. He went to Canada and
ended up
flying Hurricanes in the MTO. When the US entered the war he was, like
all
Americans, transferred to the USAAC. But he ended up as a copilot with
the
344th Bomb Group flying B-26 Marauders..I always wondered why, with his
experience, he didn't become a left seater. Any ideas?

Art:
Did all USAAC bombers have a co-pilot? Didn't Lancs and other RAF/RCAF
bombers only fly with one pilot? Seemed kind of risky to me, but I guess it
worked risking one less aircrew member during a mission. My cousins
husband, now deceased, flew as a Nav. He said that nearly on each mission
someone was shot up. He made it through the war without a scratch!
Ed