![]() It took on average about two years of training before a crew member could start his war task. The human side of his fellow crew members and everyone he encountered is fully highlighted, also their social activities.įor me, the best part was the section in which the training and the building up of experience is described. Than follows his period in Great Britain, this is where the 8th American Air Force was stationed and from which Germany was ambushed with B-17 and B-24 bombers during the day. It begins with Howard’s youth and his training as pilot with the American Air Force. ![]() The story is based on the hand written journal of Howard Snyder of which also parts are published in the book. ![]() This escape route was used by the survivors of the crash with the Susan Ruth, to stay out of the hands of the Germans, which only succeeded for a part. ![]() This book goes further than only the events around Howard Snyder in the air war, but also describes the organisation and the people of the underground in Belgium and France, who were part of the escape route to Spain. ![]() With this book about Howard Snyder, who during WW II was the pilot on a B-17 from the 8th American Air Force, was a card from the author Steve Snyder, son of Howard Snyder, with the words: ‘It’s our duty to remember never forget’. ![]()
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