They are Lieutenant Jensen, 23, of Manning,Ĭo-pilot and M. "We are all Middle West boys and the plane was made there "It's a soldiers town if there ever was one," a member of the crew said in explaining how Who hailed from Omaha was Anthony Cappoccia who has since been given a medicalĪll of the crew were stationed near Omaha at one time or another and they still talk about Those are just a few reasons why the plane made at the Martin Plant at Fort Crook isĬonsidered quite a warrior in flying circles out here. Before theĭestroyers scored any hits, the plane had dropped 98 per cent of its fire bombs in a Though it caught flak through both wings, one engine and the tail section. It survived the fire of 40 Jap destroyers, It flew for 380 hours without changing an engine. It has the best maintenance record in the wing, is lead ship and has never turned backįrom a mission in its 19 flights. With a B29 Wing on Guam -There is one B-29 out here that has made a name for itself. Lieutenant and received the Distinguished Flying Cross.ī-29 City of Omaha Has Never Failed in 19 Flights He served in the Pacific Theater as a pilot of the B-29 bomber, "City of Omaha,” during World War II. Glen enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1942. Was a long-time resident of Denison, Iowa, and was married to the former Marian Vecera. Glen Jensen (left) and Lyle Thomas Lyle Thomas was originally from Boone, Iowa, but later
United States Air Force - First Lieutenant