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Goodbye, Liberty Belle
Bomber pilots
World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american
Escapes
American Aerial operations
Underground movements
Fathers and sons
Description and travel
World War, 1939-1945
Biography
History
In 1944, B-24 pilot Jim Merritt, returning to his base in Italy from a mission over Vienna, nursed his flak-damaged bomber as far as Axis-occupied Croatia before bailing out. Aided by Tito’s partisans, for the next 49 days he and his crew made their way through enemy lines to safety. Forty-two years…
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