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Mobile uploadsOn This Day – May 18, 1943 – The "Memphis Belle", one of a group of American bombers based in Britain, becomes the first B-17 to complete 25 missions over Europe. The "Memphis Belle" flew its 25th and last mission, in a bombing raid against Lorient, a German submarine base.However, while "Memphis Belle" and crew returned home and were made famous for its exploits and bond tour, and later by the Hollywood movie of the same name back in 1990, the Memphis Belle was actually not the first bomber to fly 25 bombing missions and return back to base safely each time.William Waldock, an academic from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona, Florida has revealed that it was the 8th Air Force’s B-24 named "Hot Stuff" (below photo) flying out of Hardwick Station, England, that was the first bomber to make 25 missions and return home, not the "Memphis Belle". "Hot Stuff" flew her final and 25th mission in February of 1943, which was over three months earlier than the "Memphis Belle" completed her 25 missions. In fact, it is believed that "Memphis Belle" was the third (and second B-17) to complete 25 successful missions."Hot Stuff" later crashed in Iceland under the command of Captain Robert Shannon in May of the same year. "Hot Stuff" was being flown home to the US after completing 31 missions and was slated to do a bond tour celebrating its service. On the return journey Lieutenant General Frank Andrews (Andrews AFB) took over the flying and the plane hit severe weather conditions. The plane flew into zero visibility and crashed into the side of a mountain near the airfield in Iceland and only one out of the 15 man crew survived.The second bomber to have completed 25 missions is said to have been the B-17, "Hell’s Angels", flying from RAF Molesworth and whose 25th mission was a bombing mission to St. Nazaire, France, on 13 May, but it wasn’t widely promoted since its name wasn’t aesthetically pleasing to the War Department. It therefore fell to "Memphis Belle" as the face of bomber aircraft during the war. However, "Hells Angels" went on to fly a total of 48 missions (with different crews) before returning to the US in January of 1944 to tour various war factories.Waldock says that because "Hot Stuff" crashed and never made it home it never became as well-known as "Memphis Belle". Waldock also discovered that Lieutenant General Andrews was a VIP getting a return flight back to the US along with his close aides and staff, who took the place of the bomber’s original crew.
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Timeline photosWilliam L. Sherman, Jr., 3rd son of Staff Sgt William Sherman saluting American troops from Fort Sam, going off to war as they march through Alamo Plaza. On the way, they’re passing Joske’s Department Store in Downtown San Antonio, Texas on 1 July 1942.Credit: Colourised PIECE of JAKEhistorycolored.com
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Mobile uploadsEkaterina Mikhailova-Demina (22 December 1925 – 24 June 2019) was a Russian combat medic who was the only woman to have served in front-line reconnaissance in the Soviet marines during World War II.Colour by Olga / Klimbim
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Timeline photosLeo MajorLeo Major was a Canadian soldier in the Régiment de la Chaudière in World War II. He was the only Canadian and one of only three soldiers in the British Commonwealth to ever receive the Distinguished Conduct Medal twice in separate wars.He was among the Canadian forces that landed on the beaches in the Normandy Invasion on June 6, 1944.During a reconnaissance mission on D-Day he captured an armored vehicle full of communications equipment, providing the Allies with invaluable intelligence. He then single-handedly took out a group of elite Nazi SS troops, but lost his left eye after a dying enemy managed to ignite a phosphorus grenade. When a doctor tried to send him home, Leo reportedly replied that he only needed one eye to aim. According to him, he "looked like a pirate".He later broke several bones in his back, but again refused to be evacuated, returning to the battlefield to participate in the liberation of Holland.During an early-morning reconnaissance mission at the Battle of the Scheldt, he spotted a German contingent in a village, most of them asleep. A typical soldier would have returned to report to a superior, but for a guy like Leo this was an opportunity. He captured the German commander, and after killing a few soldiers, the entire company of 93 men surrendered to him. He then escorted them back to the Allied lines. Seriously, you can’t make this stuff up.But Leo’s greatest feat was still to come. In April 1945, the Canadians were tasked with liberating the Dutch city of Zwolle. Their plan was to bombard the German positions with artillery until they surrendered. Leo was once again sent on a reconnaissance mission, this time with a friend. His superiors really should’ve known better. Realizing that an artillery barrage would also kill innocent civilians, Leo and his buddy Willie decided to liberate the city all by themselves. Unfortunately, around midnight, Willie was shot and killed. Enraged, Leo grabbed his friend’s weapon and gunned down two Germans, with the others fleeing in terror. He then proceeded to capture a different German vehicle and forced the driver to bring him to an enemy officer at a nearby tavern. Leo then informed the surprised officer that the town was surrounded by an overwhelming Canadian force and that an attack was imminent, before strolling out of the tavern and disappearing into the night.The next step was to convince the Germans that what he had told the officer was true. Leo spent the rest of the night racing around the town, gunning down Nazis and throwing grenades like a one-man army. After seeing their comrades gunned down by a mad Canadian in an eyepatch, most enemy soldiers made the smart choice and surrendered. As the night wore on, Leo kept appearing at the Allied lines with groups of confused German prisoners—before returning to the city. His final feat was to clear out the local SS headquarters. By 4:00 AM, the Germans had abandoned the town. The artillery attack was canceled, the city saved by a single man.During the Korean War it would be at the First Battle of Maryang San in November 1951 that Major would be awarded the bar to the Distinguished Conduct Medal.Leo Major died in 2008, but his memory lives on in Zwolle, where he is regarded as a hero.
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