Point Blank – Jugs Over the Battle of the Bulge
A P-47D Thunderbolt pilot had many ways to die: flak; German fighters; engine failure at low altitude; premature detonation of his own bombs; hitting trees or power lines while strafing; and terrible weather—weather that led to midair collisions, takeoff and landing accidents on icy airfields, pilot disorientation and fatal spins, and collisions with hillsides disguised by low-lying clouds. Col. Joseph Laughlin, pictured here with crew chief Sgt. Ray Chodor, commanded the...
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