Happy Hour commemorates James Dimel and the crew of the Wolfel-Bear Flying Fortress
A very special Happy Hour tonight pays tribute to the pilot and crew of the Wolfel’s Bear and its ten-man crew , piloted by Commander James Dimel. At the age of just 23, Dimel safely made an emergency landing of a giant, heavy, Flying Fortress in a field in Belgium after getting hit by flak above Weisbaden. His entire crew survived – some of them parachuting out just before the landing, the injured who were unable to jump had been secured to withstand the landing, and even the town’s historic church tower survived a close call. Hear the full story […]
