Fortress Down: A True Story of Great Courage and Endurance

This book is the true story of Major Clifford Cole who was flying as a co-pilot on an ill fated B-17 "Flying Fortress" when it was shot down over Germany on August 12, 1943. Three of the flight crew had been killed on the plane, but the remaining crew were able to bail out before the plane exploded. Major Cole was the only crew member who bailed out that was not captured by the Germans when they came down. How Major Cole eluded the Germans and made it safely back to England is the remarkable story you are about to read.