Mission to Bremen, Germany, December 20, 1943
Hubert Radford, bombardier on Frank Rezek's 409th crew, describes the 20 December 1943 Bremen raid — their second trip to that city in four days.
Engineer on Frank J. Rezek's 409th crew. Flew Teggie Ann on the 20 December 1943 Bremen mission when flak knocked out the tail gunner's oxygen and the crew dumped the bombs on a small German town and came home at 50 to 75 feet.
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Hubert Radford, bombardier on Frank Rezek's 409th crew, describes the 20 December 1943 Bremen raid — their second trip to that city in four days.
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