Posted 5/7/2018 13:24 (#6748826 - in reply to #6748460) Subject: RE: I don't speak German
Embarrass WI
As I understand it, the magic number was 25. His crew was one short. They had a reunion in Oshkosh in the 70's or 80's and got another B-17 ride, they called it their 25th mission.
My dad passed in 1989, I never got to hear all the stories. All I heard was eavesdropping when he was talking to guys his age.