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Richard Bailey: Georgia

Richard Bailey describes how he moved to Georgia later in life.

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Richard Bailey: Flak

Richard Bailey describes the German anti-aircraft fire or flak used against him and his crew.

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Richard Bailey: Formation Flying

Richard Bailey explains how B-26 airplanes took part in bombing missions over Europe in teams of six.

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Richard Bailey: Teenage Pilot

Richard Bailey explains how he earned his solo-flying license at age 17.

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Richard Bailey: The Queen Mary

Richard Bailey describes his journey home to the United States on the RMS Queen Mary.

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Richard Bailey: Beauvaus, France

Richard Bailey describes his military accomidations while stationed in Beauvaus, France, during the Allied push into Germany.

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Richard Bailey: "Crazy Yank!"

Richard Bailey recalls an interaction he had with a British air raid warden while stationed in England.

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Richard Bailey: D-Day Invasion

Richard Bailey describes the missions he flew during the D-Day Invasion in June 1944.

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Richard Bailey: "A child of the Depression"

Richard Bailey explains how he helped support his family during the Depression by delivering newspapers.

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Richard Bailey: Military Pilot

Richard Bailey describes the strict standards required for entry into pilot training school in the Army Air Corps during World War II.

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Richard Bailey: Maxwell Field

Richard Bailey describes basic training at Maxwell Field in Alabama during World War II.

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Richard Bailey: "It coughed orange flame."

Richard Bailey describes his crew's air battle with a Messerschmitt Bf 109, a German fighter plane, during the Battle of the Bulge.

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Richard Bailey: "Isolate the battlefield."

Richard Bailey explains his objective as a B-26 pilot flying bombing missions over Europe in World War II.

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Richard Bailey: "Disappeared in the undercast"

Richard Bailey recalls how he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109, a German fighter plane, during the Battle of the Bulge.

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