Low and Lethal: The Ploesti Experiment

Lt. Charles E. Hughes could never sleep before missions. He paced outside his tent in the darkness of the desert, restless and contemplative. "I had too much on my mind," he said. "I was in charge of bringing my men back and I wanted to make sure I had a plan to do that." Charles A. Hughes in the copilot’s seat of a 44th Bomb Group B-24 during the beginning of...
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