Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972 Page: 7
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Right. In other words, one man had the Norden bombsight,
perhaps, and . .
Maybe twenty ships would bomb off of that one.
Right. When he gave the signal or when he dropped his
bombs, the others did likewise.
Yes.
Well, did anything happen on any of the first twelve missions
that might be of very much importance. I gather that most
of your raids were over either central or eastern Europe
for the most part. Is that correct?
Always East, yes. We didn't have the fuel capacity
to meet the 8th Air Force unless we refueled somewhere.
There are many interesting--I guess they're interesting--
things that happened to us as a crew. Some of the
dangerous--maybe it's dangerous . . . little things like
that I might think of.
These are some of the things that I think ought to be
a part of the record.
Well, the blue Danube is a dirty, muddy thing that was
quite a shock, and I remember my reaction and the crew's
at how brown and dirty it was, after hearing so much
about the blue Danube. I'll never forget how nasty that
looked to us.
What was the greatest danger on these raids? In your
opinion, were you more afraid of the flak or of the fighters?
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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/m1/9/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.