This story is now five years old, but
in honor of Veteran’s Day it is worth reposting. It is a story of a remarkable rescue of 12
members of a severely damaged B-29 bomber, who bailed out over the Pacific
Ocean in 1945 and were all saved by the crew of an American submarine.
A Denver television station came
across the vintage film and was able to find a member of the crew, a then
19-year old tailgunner, who is still living.
In the replay of the film (that sat
in the trunk of the sailor who took the footage) the tail gunner recognized
himself and his fellow crewmen, who were plucked from the ocean 70 miles off
the coast of Japan.
Here’s the link:
Recovered lost footage of a U.S. Navy submarine rescuing all 12 crew members of a shot down B-29 bomber. |
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