Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 24
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Cronin
24get back to the base. When we went to Vienna, quite
often--well, we went there twice--we could see planes
pealing off for Switzerland because they were hit. Of
course, they were interned. But all we wanted to do
was to get to friendly hands. I remember calling out
that we had fighters in the area. We heard fighters
were in the area.
By this time you had already lost your formation?
Well, they were up ahead of us.
Right.
I don't remember how far. We knew we weren't going
home that night. Somewhere along the line one of the
men screamed, and we took a direct hit on the left wing
on the number two engine.
Flak?
Flak--big hole out there--nothing was working.
Had you been catching flak all along when you were falling
behind?
Well, I don't know. I don't remember that, but there was
a lot of shooting going on but nothing like a target area.
There was always a chance of getting shot, but in any
event that engine went. Now number three engine in the
B-24 is the one that's got all the guts--your electricity
comes from it and so forth--so things were working. At
this point we were going down, and Jack said, "Let's getMarcello:
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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/m1/26/?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.