Those planes were not meant to fly without both engines. When they lost one, they couldn't keep their altitude. But he managed to keep it trimmed and throw out as much as he could in order to land it.
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Each plane was making two or three missions a day. Some of them were just terrible. They were getting flak hits every 20 seconds for about an hour-and-a-half on one of the worst bomb runs.
Those planes were not meant to fly without both engines. When they lost one, they couldn't keep their altitude. But he managed to keep it trimmed and throw out as much as he could in order to land it.
This quote is just one of 2 total Doloria Chapin quotes in our collection. Doloria Chapin is known for saying 'Those planes were not meant to fly without both engines. When they lost one, they couldn't keep their altitude. But he managed to keep it trimmed and throw out as much as he could in order to land it.' as well as some of the following quotes.