Keeping ’Em Flying
The Ground Crew Chief, his mechanics and armorers are true unsung heroes of the aerial D-Day invasion. The complexity of their job—and the battle environment in which they had to perform to keep the aircraft airborne—were immensely challenging. Keeping any multi-cylinder radial engine like a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 or Merlin V-12 combat-ready was a feat in itself, not to mention all the other key aircraft systems. Dealing with battle damage created yet another set...
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