Description: Good evening, I feel that the words "rare" and scarce are overused on E-Bay. These are 8x10's autographed on each photograph by the original Pilot, Glade Jorgenson. Glade was the first Pilot to fly " The Witch". He Assigned to the 98th Bomb Group, (VH) 343rd Squadron, The Witch" eventually was flown on the low-level raid on the August 1,1943, by the second Pilot and crew for the raid on the Ploesti Romania Oil Fields.Glade received two Silver Stars and Distinguished Flying Cross after flying 300 combat hours. Copies of articles and documents received from Glade will be included."The Witch" was shot down over Bulgaria on the return from the mission, the entire crew was captured and interned as POW"s several managed to escape.These are a silver nitrate photographs developed from a negative.THIS IS MY ONLY SET AVAILABLEYou will receive both 8x10 autographed photographs and a copy of two-page story of how Glade flew " The Witch" from the U.S. to Egypt and more. My Ploesti Low Level Raid collection was formed In the 1990's. Several Veterans loaned me their original photographs which I took to a professional photographic lab where they were copied using a copy camera, creating a negative and copies from the negative. I sent copies to the men In return for their autographs. Their photographs were small, I had them enlarged to 8x10 which brought out so much more detail. For research on the Raid, I highly recommend " Ploesti " by James Dugan and Carroll Stewart. I met " Cal" Stewart at one of the Reunions, and the book "Black Sunday" by Michael Hill. I will not go into the history of " Operation Tidal Wave " If you are reading this listing you know what took place, 178 B 24's, 53 Lost, 310 Airmen killed, 5 Medal of Honor recipients,56 Distinguished Service Cross's. Most were ready to go home but asked to fly one more mission. Meeting and writing to these men was an emotional experience, most of whom I corresponded with and met are now gone. My collection cannot be duplicated and Is unique to me. My age dictates that I sell my duplicates and honor these men who made the supreme sacrifice and will fly on forever. May God bless them for their courage. Robert Krauss, Buchanan, Michigan.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Buchanan, Michigan
End Time: 2024-11-12T19:41:29.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Signed by: Veterans
Autograph Authentication: Letters of authenticity
Original/Reproduction: Original Autograph
