Damn Lucky: one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history

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"Tells the true story of 'Lucky' Luckadoo, who flew some of the deadliest missions of World War II during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. Lucky served with the 100th Bomber Group during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany from England. His story starts with his quest to join the Royal Air Force with his best friend before the war, through 25 missions in combat over Germany to the one mission--a raid over Bremen--where Luckadoo felt like his luck had run out. The statistical chances for a heavy Bomber crew in Europe to be lost on a mission were 1-in-10. At a 25-mission tour of duty, statistically, once a flyer made it to 10 missions they were literally on borrowed time. Anyone who served a full tour and survived was remarkably lucky"--
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Luckadoo, John, -- 1922-
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Biography
United States. -- Army Air Forces -- Officers -- Biography
United States. -- Army Air Forces. -- Bomb Group, 100th
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Damn Lucky : one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history
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Damn Lucky
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