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"Last Man Standing" – The Story of Capt. Dewayne "Ben" Bennett and the B-17 Flying Fortress ‘Squawkin' Chicken'

Discover the story of Capt. Dewayne "Ben" Bennett, B-17 pilot of the Squawkin' Chicken, who survived the Schweinfurt raid and ...
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Building Hitler’s Sky Shield: The Rise of Germany’s Flak Force

Beyond the famous dogfights of World War II, Germany built one of the most formidable air defense networks in history. Manned by over a million soldiers, civilians, and even teenagers, the flak system ...
Army Times on MSN

John Luckadoo, last B-17 pilot of the Bloody Hundredth, dies at 103

"Lucky" was just a wide-eyed 21-year-old lieutenant when he manned the B-17 controls and took to the sky for his first ...