Major Army Air Corps - Bryan, Donald S. "Bush" | Georgia in WWII

Mr. Donald Bush Bryan served as an Army Air Corp pilot in World War II. Mr. Bryan shares stories of combat engagements as a fighter pilot. He commends the efforts of his crew chief, whose ingenuity with the plane saved him on many occasions. Among his stories, he discusses being strafed on the ground by German fighters who blew up his plane and how he tried to shoot them down with a .45.
Original Air Date: 2007
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[@markpaul-ym5wg]

The best interview i have ever heard from a WW2 combat veteran,PERIOD! What a guy.Thank you so much.😊😊😊

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I loved that interview! Thank you for the video!

[@GPB]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@frederickking1660]

Ive heard of that manuver as a last resort to keep from getting shot down. If you spin a p51 mustang it takes 7 to 9 thousand feet to get it back under control.

[@frederickking1660]

Most pronounced statement i ve ever heard about the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. Men like this gave America the most prosperous time in the history of America. So many made the ultimate sacrifice.

[@Ja_s-per]

🇺🇲"God Bless Our Veterans and Active Warrior's!!!"🇺🇲

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No country is more important than ours……. You god damn RIGHT!!

[@frederickking1660]

One of my best friends father was killed by a bee sting. He survived being shot down in a b 26. Being machine gunned on the way down in his chute. Lived 17 days on the marrow from a horse leg. Then a German pow camp. He would curl his toes in his sleep after the war. He had the shot for the bee sting but couldnt bring himself to plunge it into his thigh. He was going next door to get a neighbor to help and he didnt make it.

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I’m related to him lol.

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Well you’re pretty lucky

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He is my great uncle!

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(0:04) "I joined the [U.S.] Army Air Corps [U.S.A.A.C.] as an Aviation Cadet" The U.S.A.A.C. became the U.S. Army Air Force (U.S.A.A.F.) in June 1941. By way of its ambassadors in Washington, D.C., Imperial Japan declared war on the U.S.A. on 7 December 1941. By way of a worldwide radio broadcast with Afolf Hitler speaking, Germany declared war on the U.S.A. on 11 December 1941. By way of a worldwide radio broadcast with Benito Mussolini speaking, Italy declared war on the U.S.A. on 11 December 1941. The U.S.A.A.F. would become the U.S.A.F. about two years after the Second World War ended in 1945.