Content Warning: Gore, Violence\n\nLieutenant Colonel James Wirth served in the US Army Air Force during World War II. As a togglier, he flew on bombers and was tasked with arming and dropping bombs as well as manning a turret on board.\n\nIn this interview, Wirth describes serving on a B-17 bomber, and the time his bomber was hit,\xa0injuring him and destroying one of their engines.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices