Chapter 30: Don't they know they're the bad guys?
In Chapter 30, Oscar continues to fly more missions over enemy territory.
1. The details of the missions are based on Oscar's flight records and the unit history of the 301st.
2. Oscar's thoughts about the missions are fictionalized as is the conversation about the German fighters.
3. The conversation about the German fighters is fictionalized, but is based on thoughts expressed by many Allied airment. The German pilots were well-trained and very motivated.
Media and Web links:
1. Figure 30-1 Video: Watch a video about missions flying over the Adriatic and into German territory.
2. Figure 30-2 Web: View more photos taken on missions by the 301st.
3. Figure 30-4 Video: Watch a video showing the chaos during fighter attacks on a group of B-17s.
Copyright 2007 by Dan Oja