Oral history interview with James H. McPartlin, 1999 June 30.

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Oral history interview with James H. McPartlin, 1999 June 30.

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Interview with James H. McPartlin, Army Air Forces veteran (401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Entry into the Aviation Cadet Program, 1941; primary, basic, and advanced training, 1941-42; assignment to the 91st Bomb Group for B-17 training, 1942; characteristics of the B-17; stationing at Kimbolton, England, as assistant operations officer, September, 1942; transfer to Basingbourn, England, October, 1942; his first mission to the German submarine pens at Saint Nazaire, France; promotion to operations officer and lead pilot; development of American bomber tactics; comments about air crew integrity; mission to Oschersleben, Germany, January, 1944; raids to Schweinfurt and Berlin; operations on D-Day; return to the U.S., September, 1944. Appendix includes a photocopies of a mission summary and two articles. The first article is from the "8th AF News," dated May 1994 and the second article, titled "One-man air force," is from the "Air Force Magazine," dated September 1999.

157, [4] leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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