Chuck Gumm: The Man, the Mustang, and the Decision

from The People We Meet with Ty Bruner · host Ty Bruner

From the rail yards of Spokane to the cold English countryside, this episode follows Charles "Chuck" Gumm Jr., a Rogers High kid turned P-51 pilot, whose ordinary upbringing met an extraordinary moment in midair. Against the roar of engines and the pressure of war, one failing Merlin engine forced a decision that would ripple across an ocean. This episode shares a moment in history that never made the books, but it made a difference.

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