The crew of the Do Bunny, Charles ‘Chuck’ Blaney is standing, back right. (Courtesy of Chuck Blaney)
When researching biographies I am privileged to meet and exchange letters with many people whose observations, perspectives and actions present new insights into the past, and sometimes into the present. My current work, on two remarkable female pilots from the Second World War, has led to interviews with veterans and other witnesses from several sides of that terrible conflict. As always, many tales have emerged that have no bearing on the story I am telling – but which I cannot bear to let go unrecorded. This is the story of some USAAF servicemen who crashed into an enemy field, and the young German boy who was desperate to find them…
Source: Do Bunny Down: when shared war stories can help to heal, by Clare Mulley
Nice to read that they all made it home safely, and of the reconciliation after 50 years. Sometimes, you can believe that there might be hope after all…
Best wishes, Pete.
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Yes, indeed. It is so heartening to read these personal stories.
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