The lost airman

By Seth Meyerowitz

Subjects: Airmen, Biography, Underground movements, World War, 1939-1945, France, history, german occupation, 1940-1945, World war, 1939-1945, underground movements, france, United states, army air forces, United States, United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Squadron, 715th, History, Escapes

Description: Documents the story of a World War II American Air Force turret-gunner who was one of two escapees when his team's plane was shot down near Cognac in 1943, tracing his harrowing six-month flight to safety across the Pyrenees under constant pursuit by the Gestapo.