Flying Into a War by Stan Stokes. (C) NRG934 or delivering a hefty warload

or delivering a hefty warload with unerring accuracy in the ground-attack role

and the Croix de Guerre with four Palms

Paper size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Area shown in image 14 inches x 12 inches (36cm x 31cm) approx

Aircraft History: First delivered to 609 West Riding Squadron June 1942

the Prussians managed to force the French to retreat

Flying Into a War by Stan Stokes. (C) NRG934 or delivering a hefty warloadSTK0041C. Flying Into a War by Stan Stokes. John Davy Crockett was trained as a navigator by Pan Am in mid 1941 because the USAAF did not have its navigator school in operation. Davy was assigned to the 36th Bomb Squadron of the 19th Bomb Group flying the new B 17C Flying Fortress. Davy found that most Air Corps pilots were used to doing their own navigating, so his job would be easy. Davy experienced a crash in a B 17 while training, but the crew