Old neighbor was on a gunner on Stymie. Damaged by flak the pilot tried to make it back safely. They flew 100ft off the ground. Almost to the Dutch border, they just happened to fly over a German Air Base. Neighbor told the story that as soon as the fighters' wheels were off the ground they were shooting at Stymie. She went down in a field. The crew survived but were eventually captured and sent to POW camps. He said Stalag 17B wasn't like the movie, cabbage soup with worms in it.
Very cool story and just think of all those stories that these young men could have told. Stalag 17 is still in my opinion a great movie. Thanks for watching
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Old neighbor was on a gunner on Stymie. Damaged by flak the pilot tried to make it back safely. They flew 100ft off the ground. Almost to the Dutch border, they just happened to fly over a German Air Base. Neighbor told the story that as soon as the fighters' wheels were off the ground they were shooting at Stymie. She went down in a field. The crew survived but were eventually captured and sent to POW camps. He said Stalag 17B wasn't like the movie, cabbage soup with worms in it.
Very cool story and just think of all those stories that these young men could have told. Stalag 17 is still in my opinion a great movie. Thanks for watching
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