Hermes' Wings
History, Writing and Personal Musings
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Captain James A. Verinis of the 91st Bomb Group poses with his Scottie, “Stuka,” in the waist gun position of his B-17 Flying Fortress “Memphis Belle” on 30 June 1943, following the conclusion of his crew’s tour of duty. Verinis was the co-pilot of the “Memphis Belle.” (Roger Freeman Collection FRE3500)
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“Hermes” is the Greek patron God of writers (among other things). “Chindit” is an English corruption of the Burmese word Chinthe, describing a mythical lion which became the symbol of a British-Allied special forces group during the Second World War.
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