Lieutenant Ernie Latham, a World War II pilot, recounts his harrowing experience of ditching in the Adriatic Sea and saving five of his crew members. He then shares his journey of being transferred to the 306th Fighter Wing, where he flies P-51s and eventually completes 36 missions with the 49th Fighter Squadron. [... more]

Lieutenant Ernie Latham's story of survival and heroism during World War II, as he pilots a B-24 Liberator that crashes in the Adriatic Sea, and his subsequent journey to fly P-51s and complete his mission requirement. [... more]