Operation Varsity - 24, March 1945 On the date 75 years ago, my dad a B-24 Liberator Pilot in the Eighth Air Force flew his most memorable and daring mission. He was in the lead element dropping supplies to the just landed thousands of the Army's finest that just performed the largest ever airborne drop in history. That day he flew that B-24, “Ole King Cole” to its limits and beyond and every single thing he learned about flying he used that day to keep himself and his crew alive. In that lead element 2 B-24 were shot down directly in front and to the left as they crossed into German territory. His bunk mate and a pilot that dad was with in 3 training levels back in the States were killed that day in seconds. This day forged who my dad became and how he influenced his sons to be...#B24 #B24liberator #operationvarsity #myhero #WWII #worldwartwo #lowlevel #badass https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GqC6qnH6o/?igshid=hpetihrjc367
