Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
1:10 | Dave Andrews recalls witnessing a terrible training accident in England before ever entering combat during World War II.
As an A-20 pilot, Dave Andrews describes how closely his bombers would fly in formation.
While training in the United States, Dave Andrews remembers making the terrible mistake of flying his A-20 bomber into a thunderhead.
While stationed in England, Dave Andrews talks about his first encounter with the British de Havilland "Mosquito" aircraft.
Dave Andrews remembers how a sudden change in altitude led to his bombardier-navigator falling out of their A-20 aircraft.
After taking damage to his brakes during a bombing raid, Dave Andrews describes his dangerous attempt to stop his aircraft upon landing.
Dave Andrews talks about his squadron's mission to bomb a German train on D-Day, and the heavy damage they took.
Dave Andrews, an A-20 bomber pilot, recalls his closest call taking flak damage during a bombing mission over France in August of 1944.
During a bombing mission over Germany in late 1944, Dave Andrews recalls seeing a fellow airman being blown out of a plane from an artillery explosion, only to discover him alive thirty years later.
