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Remains identified of Wisconsin airman who died during World War II bombing mission over Germany

RACINE, Wis. — Military scientists have identified the remains of a Wisconsin airman who died during World War II when his plane was shot down over Germany during a bombing mission. Remains identified of Wisconsin airman who died during World War II bombing mission over Germany The remains of U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode, 20, of …

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Clifford Long Junior and other members of the Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation visit the Great Wall in Beijing on Oct 29. When Clifford Long Junior, 70, son of Clifford Long Senior, a member of the "Flying Tigers" — the US World War II air force veterans helped the Chinese people in their War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression — visited …

Daniel Jackson, author of Fallen Tigers-The Fate of America's Missing Airmen in China during World War II, poses with China's Consul General in Los Angeles Zhang Ping and Jeffrey Greene, chairman of Sino-American Aviation Heritage Foundation, at a press conference announcing the publication of the book in Los Angeles, June 18, 2021. "The more I learned about this story, the …

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An RAF pilot who mistook greenhouses for the White Cliffs of Dover parachuted into Nazi-occupied territory and spent four years of the Second World War as a prisoner. Sergeant Robert Stirling was part of the Royal Air Force's 87 Squadron and lost his bearings while chasing a German bomber towards France in April 1941. Sergeant Robert Stirling was part of …