Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!

Chapter 2: The Crew Comes Together.
After individual training the ten-man bomber crew was randomly formed to work together as a cohesive team to eventually fight against the Germans. Extensive crew training took place at locations such as Walla Walla, Washington; Pendleton and Redmond, Oregon; Pyote, Texas, and Grand Island, Nebraska. Discover how the crew made an unscheduled stop in Las Vegas on their way to Texas to enjoy one of their last times together in the States. Follow the crew across the Atlantic Ocean aboard the Queen Elizabeth with thousands of other airmen bound for air bases in England.


Leaving the United States for England.