MASTERS OF THE AIR | Bloody Hundredth | 8th Air Force | John "Lucky" Luckadoo
270 هزار بار بازدید -
8 ماه پیش
-
John "Lucky" Luckadoo was eager
John "Lucky" Luckadoo was eager to get into the war after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and enlisted alongside his college classmates early in 1942.
Luckadoo would complete flight training and go on to serve in the 8th Air Force in one of the first units to take the fight to Germany, the 100th Bomb Group, known as the "Bloody Hundredth" based at Thorpe Abbotts, England.
Lucky would serve as pilot and copilot aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress and fly 25 death-defying combat missions over France and Germany from June to October, 1943. He was among the first of the American bomber boys to survive 25 missions.
On March 16, 2023 John "Lucky" Luckadoo celebrated his 101st birthday. He is among the last living WWII pilots from the "Bloody Hundredth," the outfit portrayed in Masters of the Air.
Interview recorded on November 3, 2023
----------------------------------------------------------------
Support the American Veterans Center's mission to preserve the legacy and history of our heroes by making a tax-deductible donation today: https://americanveteranscenter.org/do...
Become an AVC Patreon member to receive an annual World War II calendar, early access to videos, exclusive content, and other perks. Your support goes directly toward the filming of our heroes' stories: Patreon: americanveteranscenter
Learn more about the American Veterans Center: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/
Like us on Facebook: Facebook: americanveteranscenter
Follow us on Twitter: Twitter: AVCupdate
Follow us on Instagram: Instagram: americanveteranscenter
Subscribe to the Veterans Chronicles podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/americanvetera...
----------------------------------------------------------------
Video Credits:
Interviewer - Greg Corombos
Director of Photography - Jon Hambacker
Editor - Daniel Taksas
Luckadoo would complete flight training and go on to serve in the 8th Air Force in one of the first units to take the fight to Germany, the 100th Bomb Group, known as the "Bloody Hundredth" based at Thorpe Abbotts, England.
Lucky would serve as pilot and copilot aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress and fly 25 death-defying combat missions over France and Germany from June to October, 1943. He was among the first of the American bomber boys to survive 25 missions.
On March 16, 2023 John "Lucky" Luckadoo celebrated his 101st birthday. He is among the last living WWII pilots from the "Bloody Hundredth," the outfit portrayed in Masters of the Air.
Interview recorded on November 3, 2023
----------------------------------------------------------------
Support the American Veterans Center's mission to preserve the legacy and history of our heroes by making a tax-deductible donation today: https://americanveteranscenter.org/do...
Become an AVC Patreon member to receive an annual World War II calendar, early access to videos, exclusive content, and other perks. Your support goes directly toward the filming of our heroes' stories: Patreon: americanveteranscenter
Learn more about the American Veterans Center: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/
Like us on Facebook: Facebook: americanveteranscenter
Follow us on Twitter: Twitter: AVCupdate
Follow us on Instagram: Instagram: americanveteranscenter
Subscribe to the Veterans Chronicles podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/americanvetera...
----------------------------------------------------------------
Video Credits:
Interviewer - Greg Corombos
Director of Photography - Jon Hambacker
Editor - Daniel Taksas
8 ماه پیش
در تاریخ 1402/08/23 منتشر شده
است.
270,046
بـار بازدید شده