An autobiographical account of the wartime experience of an American bomber crewman, John Comer, who survived 25 combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe at the height of the allied bomber offensive.

Author John Comer served as flight engineer/top turret gunner on 25 of the toughest World War II missions flown by the 8th Air Force--usually with death only inches away. His is one of the best memoirs ever written about flying and fighting B-17 Flying Fortresses over Europe during World War II. Photos.