A Moment of Compassion by Ivan Berryman. (AP) AIT314 had achieved complete air superiority

had achieved complete air superiority

D Panthers of SS Panther Division Das Reich make their debut during the initial stages of the German summer offensive for Kursk

Now the Allied attention turned to the island of Okinawa

and was shot down on twelve occasions

A Moment of Compassion by Ivan Berryman. (AP) AIT314 had achieved complete air superiorityDHM6936AP. A Moment of Compassion by Ivan Berryman. On December 20th 1943, Lt. Charlie Brown of the USAAF was flying his first mission as aircraft commander of B 17, "Ye Olde Pub" on a bombing raid over Bremen. The B 17's port wing was damaged by flak, necessitating an engine shutdown. The aircraft was aggressively attacked by Luftwaffe fighters that tore the B 17 to shreds, killing and wounding a number of her crew. As the aircraft limped toward the