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Down But Not Out – Shot Down, Captured, Escaped, Captured, Freed

Jeff Harris flew Jack Croul’s Allied Fighters’ P-38 Honey Bunny, as Paul Bowen aimed his Canon from a Bonanza with the side doors removed. Honey Bunny is one of only seven P-38s flying worldwide. (Photo by Paul Bowen)
James A. Stark was born in Tahoka, Texas, on March 29, 1924. He enlisted in the Army soon after Pearl Harbor and was sent to flight training in November 1942. After earning his wings during October 1943, he did a stint as a flight instructor and ultimately, was assigned to fly P-38Ls with the 474th Fighter Group. The group was flying from Y-59 near Strassfeld, Germany, by April 1945. “On April 10, 1945, we flew...

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