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Podcast: Walk Among Heroes
Episode: Walk Among Heroes Podcast Episode 24B: Gerry Auerbach Part 2 (B-29 Superfortress, Bombing of Tokyo, Berlin Airlift)
Description: Don't miss the conclusion of our two-part interview with Gerry Auerbach, U.S. Army Air Corps. Mr. Auerbach served in the United States Army Air Corps (Air Force in 1947) from 1943-1963, before retiring to work as a civilian pilot. During World War II, Mr. Auerbach was a radar navigator in the revolutionary B-29 Superfortress program. Mr. Auerbach flew his first B-29 mission on Christmas Day, 1944, then subsequently participated in the firebombing of Tokyo, as well as missions to bomb many other Japanese cities. The B-29 Superfortress was the first high-elevation long-range bomber of its’ kind, and the firebombing missions became...