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The Wellington remained as first-line equipment when
the war ended, although it had been increasingly
relegated to secondary roles. The Wellington was one
of two bombers named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st
Duke of Wellington, the other being the Vickers
Wellesley.
Did You Know Movie Pick of the Month
Michel Lotito holds the world record for eating an entire Combat America (Part IV)
aircraft. In 1990's, he spent two years eating a Cessna 150. 1945 By U.S. Army Air Forces
Lotito wasted nothing on his plate; he consumed everything
from the upholstered leather seats and the tyres.
A surgeon performed an operation on a plane using a coat
Follows the Flying Fortress crews of the 351st
hanger sterilized with brandy after a passenger started
complaining of chest pain. Angus Wallace assessed the Bombardment Group from the end of their training at a
Colorado training field to actual combat over Germany.
women and teremined that she was most likely suffering
It tells the story of the crews and the gunners, showing
from tension pneumothorax. He used part of a coat hanger
how they live, how they fight, and how they rest.
sterilized with brandy to insert a tube into her chest cavity.
Produced at the command of General Henry H. Arnold,
Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, as an
orientation film for gunners training to serve in the
European theater of operations.