Oral history interview with Harold L. Jones, 1999 September 30.

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Oral history interview with Harold L. Jones, 1999 September 30.

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Interview with Harold L. Jones, Army Air Forces veteran (351st Bomb Group, 508th Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 co-pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Pre-flight training, Maxwell Field, Alabama, 1943; primary flight training, Bennettville, South Carolina, 1943; basic flight training, Shaw Field, South Carolina, 1943; advanced flight training, Atlanta, Georgia, 1943; forming of his crew; bomber training, Sioux City, Iowa, 1943; his personal assessment of the B-17; establishment of crew integrity; his flight overseas from Kearney, Nebraska, to England, 1944; his assignment to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook, England, 1944; his description of the routine leading up to a typical mission; general comments about various missions; enemy flak and fighter attacks; mission to Le Bourget Airport outside Paris, France; rest and relaxation; D-Day, June 6, 1944; mustering out of the service. Appendix includes two leaves of photos, eleven leaves of an addendum, and two leaves of the interviewee's combat record.

126, [16] leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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