by Burton W.
During World War II at the
age of 19, I flew a P-47 across India to join my fighter squadron. Our mission
was to support ground forces driving the Japanese south out of Burma. After 75
missions, our missions became longer range, and my squadron converted to longer-range
P-38Ls. I really enjoyed the forward visibility of the P-38. After 50 P-38
missions, I was rotated back to the United States.
