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Topographic map of the crash site added

27/02/2015 · by Enrico Barbina · Bookmark the permalink. ·

A topographic map of the accident spot has been added in the ’16 October 1944′ section. It is an extract from the original 1937 Italian military map of the area. Minor misprints in some pages have also been corrected.

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    • Jerome L. Solomon
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    • Solomon Weisser
    • John H. Brascher
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    • Robert D. Geroux
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    • Thomas V. Marino
    • Chester L. Gearty

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"Learn all you can about each member of your crew just as soon after he joins your outfit as possible. Where is his home? What is his education? Is he married? What jobs has he had? Where did he get his flight training? How does he like the idea of being assigned to a B-24?"
Pilot Training Manual for the Liberator B-24, AAF Manual No.50-12, 1945.

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