Nov 28, 2020
There are hundreds of individual stories associated with the Kassel Mission. Some have been told many times, others will never be told. This is Frank Bertram's story. For more information about the Kassel Mission of Sept. 27, 1944, visit https://kasselmission.org
Nov 25, 2020
Linda Alice Dewey and Jim Bertram discuss Frank Bertram, Jim's father, and the impact the Kassel Mission had on his life. Then Jim shares his father's story of the mission and his experiences as a prisoner of war, and tells how Frank met Walter Hassenpflug, who played an important role in creating the Kassel Mission...
Nov 1, 2020
After the Kassel Mission air battle, pilot William R. Dewey reached an emergency landing field at Manston, England, with a crippled B-24 that had the worst damage for a returning plane that an Air Corps photographer had ever seen. He went on to become a lead pilot in the 445th Bomb Group. This is his story as related...
Sep 23, 2020
World War II's most spectacular air battle was also one of its most unusual. In this episode we explain some of the reasons why. George Collar, a bombardier and former prisoner of war, dedicated his life to looking up survivors and next of kin and documenting the details of the battle so they would never be forgotten....
Sep 23, 2020
Oral historian Aaron Elson and Linda Alice Dewey, whose father, Bill Dewey, co-founded the Kassel Mission Memorial Association, talk about one of World War II's most spectacular air battles, its aftermath, and why there's a need for a Kassel Mission podcast.