W.W.2 USAF pilot Jay Zeamer & his"renegade" aircrew rescued this old Boeing B-17E("666"-an abbreviation of the tail number,it also had a reputation for getting"Shot to Hell",on every mission) from the scrapheap.They "hotrodded"it with extra,larger calibre cannons...an amazing story.

Unfortunately the OP cut-out the most incredible part of this fight....After Sarnoski is mortally wounded he starts crawling back to his gun....This is extremely crucial because the other nose mounted weapons are now inop and there is a twin engined cannon armed Japanese heavy fighter (Ki-45) boring in for a head on attack....Sarnoski levels his weapon one last

time and shreds Ki-45...Then dies at his post...OMG! how could you leave that part out? The only way it could have been more epic is if Sarnoski had hollered "Witness Me!" on his way back to his gun. The Japanese stop running "head-ons" at that point (cause they are "0 for 3") and start trying to pick the B-17 apart from angles (with no success). Joe Sarnoski saved that airplane and crew at the cost of his own life, he is an absolute BA hero that most folks don't know about.

This is a story of true bravery. This is a story that should be better advertised. These guys were all outstanding. This was a time when men were real Americans and so proud to be there for our country. Maybe it's because back then we weren't African Americans or Asian Americans or whatever........we were all just "Americans". That's the way it should be. If that

was the case we wouldn't have the separation we are seeing in the U.S. now. We are turning into tribes in the name of diversity and it's destroying our nation. This is a classic example of people having so many things in common and being on the same page. We need to be a true melting pot again in which EVERYONE assimilates and is on the same side. Why

people think diversity is so great has always amazed me. All it does is cause people being on different pages and wanting what's best for their people, not the entire U.S.. God bless these guys and thanks to them and their families for sharing such a fantastic story. Proud to be an American!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent video. These men underwent hell to complete their mission.
They exemplified the spirit of the American Fighting Man with their attitude, " Never Quit! ".
I salute their bravery and commitment.

I recall flying into the "evilest place on Earth" on Friday the 13th, June 2003 in a Chinook tail number 666, aka "The Beast." If one must assault into the evilest place on Earth on Friday 13th, there's no other aircraft for the ride. That had to be my safest mission ever. RLTW!