Hero In Flight

The Wrong Stuff

2007-11-26T10:23:00.000-05:00

Read a great book by Truman Smith called The Wrong Stuff.

From the Publisher:

Between April and July 1944, Truman Smith flew thirty-five bombing missions over France and Germany. He was only twenty years old. Although barely adults, Smith and his peers worried about cramming a lifetime's worth of experience into every free night, each knowing he probably would not survive the next bombing mission. Written with blunt honesty, wry humor, and insight, The Wrong Stuff is Smith's gripping memoir of that time.

Fantastic book!

You can get it here:

http://www.amazon.com/Wrong-Stuff-Adventures-Misadventures-Aviator/dp/0806134224

Tell My Father

2007-11-23T09:48:00.000-05:00

For those who have asked about the song, "Tell My Father," here is a video of Kevin Sharp performing this song with the orchestra from Anderson High School in Cincinnati, Ohio during a recent performance there:

Finding One More Crew Member

2007-11-23T09:24:00.000-05:00

When this website was created, all we had to start with were Jack's letters written to his mother, his father, and his sister Mary Jo. Through those letters we have found so many things not previously known - and we have connected with the families of several of Jack's crew.

We have managed to find pictures of all of Jack's crew except for one and it is our hope to be able to find a picture - or at least some information about him so we can honor him on our website as well.

Corporal James Robinson - if anyone has any information about him - can they please contact us?

The Journey Continues

2007-11-23T07:47:00.000-05:00

Welcome to HeroInFlight.com! Our website has been years in the making - and we're excited to be able to communicate with our visitors using this blog!

Many visitors have asked us about the song we chose to include on the homepage. It's a song performed by Platinum Country Recording Artist Kevin Sharp http://www.kevinsharp.com called "Tell My Father." If you haven't heard it, you can listen using the player below:

We think it's a beautiful song that really captures the feeling and mindset of the men of the 1940's - pride, honor and love for family.