Forced Crash Landing
The Flying Fortress claimed three out of a dozen enemy fighters in the ensuing skirmish. Then a round of flak punctured her port wing. When she began to leak fuel, the crew knew they’d have to make an emergency landing. Would the men be able to make it?
Forced Crash Landing
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Approaching The Owen Stanley Mountain
It was a frantic race against the clock. Eaton needed to find a safe landing spot as well as a way to save his men. He then saw what he thought was a large wheat field as he approached the Owen Stanley Mountains. But what about that “wheat”? It turned out to be ten-foot-high swamp grass.
Approaching The Owen Stanley Mountain
