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Nothing like these great history told by the brave men who lived it. Great tool for teaching real history. So grateful. My dad was a navigator I know him more deeply than I ever did. Thanks to you

Wish these were set up to play all

A very pleasant gentleman.

Badass. Fact.

Well done, thanks.

Richard's story has stayed with me - and I never forgot his gentle face. I am back here to give people a chance to find some more information about Richard. He flew some ops with an airman who flew 104 ops. This airman, Hewitt Dunn, became a bit of a war hero. Amongst the men he flew with, he had a reputation for recognising the worst ops, in briefing. He would walk in, sit on his chair and lean back on the back wall, his chair balanced on the back legs. If he stayed like that, the lads knew the op would not be too bad, but if he lowered the chair and sat square, taking notes, the lads knew it would be a howler. He was infamous for being able to call ack ack as likely to hit. Richard experienced quite a terrifying op with him. That op can be read about, with mentions of Richard, in some write ups, when researching Hewitt Dunn. After the war was over, Dunn had married again, having ditched a first wife and daughter, (He was I think 24ish, in the last years of the war, when he was flying). He had 3 children with his new wife. In 1961, when I believe he was 41ish, he and his wife had gone to an NCO's bar, maybe had food as well, and came home in an intense argument. At some point, Dunn assau lted his wife - badly, on the front lawn, and picked her up and threw her in a nearby ditch. I think she passed out, and when she came to, and lifted her head, she saw either her eldest son (about 13), or 2nd child, another son, (about 9 or 10), standing with a small rif le. He fir ed 5 sho ts at his father and ki lled him, intent on protecting his mother. Some newspapers reported it as an accident. That he d ied teaching gun safety to his son. But a few local papers reported the trag edy as it happened. So Dunn, despite medals, awards, for a long time, was mysteriously hard to find, for curious researchers, given he had been well known. I read that it was only when old local newspapers were accessible online, that this trag edy came to light. You can now get the full story. I have read different reports of which son, I have tried not to give specifics, because I do not personally know the details, but I have reported the framework for this story to be checked - and as I read of Dunn, I saw Richard's name. I think Richard was quite friendly with Dunn, but I am sure he and most of the flight had no idea what was happening in his family, post war. Ah! One of the stories Richard is telling near the middle of the video, mention's 'Buck' Dunn. That is Hewitt Dunn I am writing about.

Wow what an experience the difference between the UK and the USA in the post war years it must have been a culture shock

Poor ball turret gunner gets sick, doing his heroic duty, and this A-hole grounds him and ruins his future. This dude is an arrogant POS. Fact

So greatful for these interviews. I never got to know grandfather WW1,I met my Uncle who served WW2,but he didn't talk about his service.He did put into written form of being in a tank turret. I served USAF 1975-1979.

Total badass. Much respect.

I’m thankful that this guy served and that his experiences are being recorded, but he’s not a very good story teller

One of the good ones. Awesome story.

Flew over his Navigators house on the way. So I guess there was no Air Traffic Control back then?

Thank you very much and very honestly! from Germany. On behalf of ALL B-17, B-24, P-47, P-38, P-51 pilots/crew members and ground personnel! Without your commitment, which often enough ended fatally, I would not be living in the free world we have today. Thank you! TC

Great story.

That explains everything i just heard him say to the interviewer that he went on to become an engineer..very smart!!

What most people dont know is being a NAVIGATOR requires incredible ability to interpret and navigate charts and time tables..pilots and co pilots have each other to keep the plane straight and level.. dexterity more important than math chart interpretation .his place and poSition MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN PILOTING..BOTH NEED EACH OTHER but his position more important in my opinion as a private pilot

When he shed a tear i wish i could have been there during his intery..i would have given a BIG HUG

I haven't said the following comment for other similar videos.BUT THIS GUY IS MY HERO

Exhilaration for this guy and probably for most was the fact they got back to yheir base ALIVE

His recall of an event that happened over 60 yrs ago is incredible..they all should be as sharp!?!

I understand due to the age of our WW2 HEROS some have lost the ability to speak clearly..this gentle man hasn't and conveys his story brilliantly,

Trichloroethylene...

My father was on many of the same missions as this man also as a B17 bombardier. The 390th has a web site where you can enter someone's name and see every mission they flew. Every time I watch one of there interviews I see when their missions were and if they flew with my father.

Boys sent to war to do the work of men and quickly became men and returned to lead a normal life. Most didn't consider themselves heroes. They witnessed sudden death all around them and would go up day after day on another mission knowing they could be next. My dad was one of them who also flew 35 missions with the 390th from April 44 to August 44 as a bombardier. The greatest generation for sure.

My father flew B25 bombers during WWII. I am so proud of Ben and so proud of my father

Kids in school need to hear these histories. Our understanding of theses heroes stories is essential to truly understand the horrors of real wars. Video games of war are pure BS. Nobodies lives are on the line in games creating the delusions that war is entertaining, that’s despicable propaganda. This man is teaching real war history. We need to always learn this. War is horrendous. Thank you to our grandparents for fighting fascism. Who would we be as a country without their endurance,bravery and allegiance to freedom.

These personally histories are awe inspiring. I had no idea of the condition of planes, 70 degrees below in plane, mission experiences. My Dad died in 1982. After listening to these stories I feel closer than ever to my Dad. He barely spoke of his experiences. People need to know their histories in order to respect and honor soldiers in all wars and also to know the real horror of what war is. Especially today in the USA were people think that civil war and fascism are good ideas.

Didn’t know anything about what my Dad went through as a navigator on B17. This is such a gift for us kids. Thank you Mr. Gooch your stories are precious to us especially these days. Fantastic work I’m going to be a subscriber. Must never forget these great warriors. 42:14 42:18 ❤

Would've loved to party with this troop back in the day. Bet he was a blast. Nice man.

Another good one. 🫵👊👍. Thanks for this.

I have read that the Germans used enough aluminum just making anti-aircraft fuses to build 30,000 aircraft. I don't know if that is true but there is no doubt that anti-aircraft duty kept many thousands of Germans away from the front..

What a gem. Thanks again Raymond.

I wish Raymonds interviews were taught in history classes thruout theunited states.

God bless you and thank you Mr Sawyer

I worked with quite a lot of WW2 vets like George. They were ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell. During the war, they were no older than I was at the time and often seemed quite happy to spin yarns with me, because I was interested but knew when not to ask too much. It surprised me that they enjoyed their service and felt they had done their bit. All gone now. George Paul Marco. 27 January 1925 - 30 May 2008. RIP

This guy is good. A sharp mind at that age. Godammmm wow!!!!

" So how was your childhood in the depression?"......"well, my dad was a millionaire at 30 so it wasn't so bad". Really? 🤑🤢🤮

It is great that these interviews have been done by these great people! Everyone please remember the ones that didn’t make it back home from this war and the other ones by Vietnam vet of 1967.

My father flew his last mission (his 35th) on 08/02/1944 on the B17 Silver Meteor/The Walrus as a Bombardier and this man flew 7 missions on that same B17 starting on 08/03/1944 which was his 7th, 26 of my father's 35 missions were on the Silver Meteor/The Walrus. That's how that B17 got so many of those holes he was talking about.

Had his own plane in college?! Wow! Forget the silver spoon, boy was weaned on the caviar filled gold spoon. Haysuce Cristo.

Class act. Thanks for sharing.

Very educational interview. So glad it was done and I got to watch it. So many I've watched were about the 390th. First one I've watched about the 100th.

I remember in the early 60s going on vacation with my parents when I was very young to Cape Cod. It was nice.We stayed in some cabins.

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing 🫵👍👊

One thing that i dont understand is why didn't all of the B17 pilots fly for the airlines ? I mean Dam.. You have proven yourself??

They were mostly just kids asked to do a job of men and go and win a war. And they did. My father was one of them Flew 35 missions as a Bombardier in the 390th from April 44 to August 44. Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal and 4 Oak Leaf Clusters. He passed in 1984. I've learned so much more about what he did with what is available on the internet since his passing that I so wish he was still around to tell me more about what he experienced.

An American Patriot, god bless him 🇺🇲

Note to self. In all recorded history any civilization that tried to take over this world failed. Just won't stand it. Joe.

Wow! These interviews keep leaving me stunned. Amazing men.