Subdeacon Joe Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 you can tell these are training films , the numbers are all wrong for those shipped to theater , but then i think these films happened in seatle at the plant facilities not at the bases of our training or departure , i have some films from saipan/tinian here somewhere but cant find them at this moment , i can lay my hands on the books tho for the 20thAF /40thBG and specifically the 73rd wing came back to add this story as its one my father was vocal about , the seat belt restraints were lengthened to allow mobility in the blister and tunnel , it also allowed him to be sucked out of the plane but it was strong enough to hold him , https://ww2ondeadline.com/2021/01/08/jr-krantz-b-29-bomber-ww2-photo-japan/ my fathers tail number was A square 10 - couple hardstands down the line from this one and prominent in more than one letter to my mother from this era , they both knew him from basic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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