one thing
about being in B-26's, when anybody heard you were in them, they looked a you
with awe and pity as though you were a very brave man but not long for this
world..They got a look about them that said,:"better you than me".

I think I have seen a similar look on people's faces, Art. Our experiences
were not similar, but our aircraft's reputation sure were. We proved them all
wrong, didn't we? Given the chance, I would suit up today for another
opportunity to prove them wrong and I'd bet a mug that you wouldn't pass on one
last chance to ride Willie across a stretch of clear blue sky, with England in
front of you.

v/r
Gordon
PS, during all the D-Day coverage, with hours of vintage newsreels, I noticed
tons of B-26s, including quite a few 344th birds passing by the camera ship. I
don't know if the included bomb carpet footage showed your work, but they sure
made a mess out of the bridges they showed.