Preserving The Oral HistorIES of Combat Veterans
2:10 | As an eager young pilot during World War II, Roger Jones describes his first mission escorting bombers on their bombing runs out of Italy.
Keywords : escort bomber strategic bombing fighter flak anti-aircraft
Roger Jones remembers responding to shots fired during his first stressful night on duty in the canal zone in Panama in 1943.
As an eager young pilot during World War II, Roger Jones describes his first mission escorting bombers on their bombing runs out of Italy.
Roger Jones remembers both his excitement and his concern over bombing a farm complex in Italy during World War II.
After a bombing mission over Italy, Roger Jones recalls escorting a damaged B-24 bomber that was losing altitude over the Alps.
While escorting bombers on a mission over Italy, Roger Jones recalls his fighter being hit by enemy fire and slowly losing engine coolant.
