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The Kassel Mission Chronicles
by Linda Alice Dewey and Aaron Elson
World War II. Sept. 27, 1944. 35 B-24 Liberator bombers. 150 German Fokke-Wulf 190 and Messerschmitt 109 fighter planes. 6 minutes. 25 bombers shot down. Over 30 fighters lost. World War II's most spectacular air battles was also one of its most unusual, in that 45 years later the combatants on both sides got together and dedicated a monument with the names of all of those who died in the battle. This podcast is dedicated to presenting the little known history of that battle.
Episodes
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Episode 10: Tim Boomhower shares stories of his father, navigator/POW Edmund Boomhower
"The FW-190 was a beautiful plane, except when it was shooting at you," Tim Boomhower recalls his father, Edmund Boomhower, saying. Tim's dad was the navigator on "Old Baldy," piloted by Bill Golden, who died keeping the B-24 aloft until the rest of the crew bailed out. Only the pilot and tail...
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Guest Jim Miner on the dedication of a Memorial at his father's crash site
In the chaos of the Kassel Mission air battle, 25 of the 35 Liberators from the 445th Bomb Group were shot down within minutes, along with many of the German fighters. One of those bombers was piloted by Reginald Miner of upstate New York. Earlier this year, on the 81st anniversary of the Sept.…
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Pilot Jim Baynham, 101, reflects on the Kassel Mission battle
Fresh off a lecture about mechanized scooter safety in the halls of his assisted living facility, 101-year-old Jim Baynham sat down for a telephone interview with Linda Alice Dewey and Aaron Elson, hosts of the Kassel Mission Chronicles podcast. The last surviving participant of the battle…
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Two Kassel MIAs identified
The Kassel Mission of Sept. 27, 1944 was not only one of World War 2's most spectacular battles, it was also one of the most unusual, in that it took place between 20,000 and 26,000 feet above what would become the dividing line between East and West Germany. As a result, half of the 25 bombers...
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The Search for Ray Ische, MIA
Of all the tragedies surrounding the ill-fated Kassel Mission of Sept. 27, 1944, this one is still ongoing. Lt. Raymond Ische, a navigator, remains MIA, and may still be buried in German soil. In this episode of the Kassel Mission Chronicles, Linda and Aaron discuss the search for Lieutenant…
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The Kassel Mission: Frank Bertram's Story
There are hundreds of individual stories associated with the Kassel Mission. Some have been told many times, others will never be told. This is Frank Bertram's story. For more information about the Kassel Mission of Sept. 27, 1944, visit https://kasselmission.org
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Jim Bertram shares his father's story
Linda Alice Dewey and Jim Bertram discuss Frank Bertram, Jim's father, and the impact the Kassel Mission had on his life. Then Jim shares his father's story of the mission and his experiences as a prisoner of war, and tells how Frank met Walter Hassenpflug, who played an important role in…
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On a Wing and a Prayer
After the Kassel Mission air battle, pilot William R. Dewey reached an emergency landing field at Manston, England, with a crippled B-24 that had the worst damage for a returning plane that an Air Corps photographer had ever seen. He went on to become a lead pilot in the 445th Bomb Group. This is...
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The Kassel Mission Chronicles
World War II's most spectacular air battle was also one of its most unusual. In this episode we explain some of the reasons why. George Collar, a bombardier and former prisoner of war, dedicated his life to looking up survivors and next of kin and documenting the details of the battle so they…
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The Pilot Episode
Oral historian Aaron Elson and Linda Alice Dewey, whose father, Bill Dewey, co-founded the Kassel Mission Memorial Association, talk about one of World War II's most spectacular air battles, its aftermath, and why there's a need for a Kassel Mission podcast.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
World War II. Sept. 27, 1944. 35 B-24 Liberator bombers. 150 German Fokke-Wulf 190 and Messerschmitt 109 fighter planes. 6 minutes. 25 bombers shot down. Over 30 fighters lost. World War II's most spectacular air battles was also one of its most unusual, in that 45 years later the combatants on both sides got together and dedicated a monument with the names of all of those who died in the battle. This podcast is dedicated to presenting the little known history of that battle.
HOSTED BY
Linda Alice Dewey and Aaron Elson
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World War II. Sept. 27, 1944. 35 B-24 Liberator bombers. 150 German Fokke-Wulf 190 and Messerschmitt 109 fighter planes. 6 minutes. 25 bombers shot down. Over 30 fighters lost. World War II's most spectacular air battles was also one of its most unusual, in that 45 years later the combatants on...
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