Triumphant We Fly

It's Not Gonna Be A Good Day

23 min · 22. apr. 2026
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In this episode, Casey tells the story of the fateful day when he and his crew were shot down for a second time. This time while on a mission to Germany. This mission occured on President's Day, February 22, 1944.

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