Author Topic: 12 O'clock High (Read 843 times)

McDeath · « **on:** June 10, 2007, 08:56:18 PM »

12 O’ Clock High
My uncle, S/Sgt. Albert Carl Davis, 100th Bomber Group 351st Sqn. passed away this week.

He was the waist gunner on the Piccadilly Lily, one of the finest men I have ever met.

We all know his plane from the movie “12 O’clock High” A fictional account based on the aircraft upon which he served. He completed his tour before the Lily’s second mission to Bremen, when it was downed by flak.
If that was lucky, I was lucky to have known him. He fostered my interest in military aviation.

To my hero
When asked by my little brother (not so little anymore), what it was like, he said “It was a rush”
I bet it was… He will live in my heart forever.

Links
From the Bloody 100th bomber group website
http://www.100thbg.com/mainpages/people/murphy.htm
His crew in front of another bomber.
http://www.100thbg.com/mainpages/people/murphy.htm
on Lt.Col Beirne Lay
http://www.100thbg.com/mainpages/crews/crews6/lay_bernie.htm

Guppy35 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:01:14 PM »

Thanks for sharing that. I'm sorry for your loss.

That's something that he flew on that bird as Bernie Lay, who wrote the book, flew co-pilot on the Lily on the Schweinfurt-Regensberg mission that the fictional accout is based on.

I hope you got lots of stories and wrote them all down to pass on

Geary420 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:15:53 PM »

~~to your uncle and my condolences to you and your family.~~

Karnak · « **Reply #3 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:28:13 PM »

S/Sgt. Albert Carl Davis

Fair skies and tailwinds.

Vad · « **Reply #4 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:31:43 PM »

and my condolences.
Great life, great fate. He will be alive in our hearts till we remember that war.

68ROX · « **Reply #5 on:** June 10, 2007, 09:40:13 PM »

A HUGE <>!

I hope you can somehow console the loss with the pride we all have in your family.

Hi service is something we all can be proud of as with my great uncle and uncle as well.

68ROX

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #6 on:** June 10, 2007, 10:15:50 PM »

Kermit de frog · « **Reply #7 on:** June 10, 2007, 10:19:56 PM »

~~S/Sgt. Albert Carl Davis~~

Mr No Name · « **Reply #8 on:** June 10, 2007, 10:44:17 PM »

xbrit · « **Reply #9 on:** June 10, 2007, 10:55:33 PM »

Slash27 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2007, 02:42:18 AM »

Thank you for sharing that

yanksfan · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2007, 02:52:43 AM »

Mcdeath, ...."S", I'm very sorry for your loss, thank you for sharing a little history of a great american with us.

JimmyC · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2007, 05:15:32 AM »

mrshiver · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2007, 05:23:59 AM »

Bruv119 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2007, 08:44:41 AM »