Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 23
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Cronin
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slipping. We couldn't hold the speed of the squadron
with this number four acting up. We tried to feather
it, and it wouldn't feather. It had an oil leak. You
feathered hydraulically, but this doggone oil leak
prevented feathering. As I remember, the prop was
windmilling. Now when they windmill it shakes the
aircraft, gives you drag, and we knew we were going to
start falling behind. I remember another airplane was
lagging, too. At about this time we started having
trouble with another engine on the other side, on the
left side, number one.
In other words, it was just one of those days.
It really was. It was the thirteenth mission (chuckle).
Anyway, at that point we salvoed the bombs, and we
thought we would not be able to get back over the
mountains, and Jack Gabriel, the pilot, talked--we all
talked. Three of us, Ray Miltimore, Jack, and I were
the oldest in the crew, and we decided to try to get
to the Russian lines. Now the Russians at that time
were trying to get into Budapest. We were going to
try to get over their lines and try to get escorted
into a field or jump.
Was this a standard procedure? Did other crews do this?
No. Well, we knew that if we could get into Russia, get
behind some friendly lines, that we would eventuallyMarcello:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R. Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972, book, February 1, 1972; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1529237/m1/25/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.