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Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
The last time Chuck Casella was inside a B-17, he was firing .50-caliber bullets from the rear of the plane during World War II. On Monday, the 89-year-old was back in a B-17.
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Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, holds up a photo of himself and his B-17 bomber crew with “Cigars and scotch” noted on the back on Monday, April 11, 2011. "That was the first time I can remember being drunk," Casella said about the celebration after learning they had completed their final mission.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, who served as B-17 tail gunner during World War II, disembarks the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17 bomber, after taking his first flight on the military plane since June 20, 1944, at Mather Air Force base on Monday, April 11, 2011.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Folsom Lake seen from the bombardier’s position in the nose of the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17, on Monday, April 11, 2011.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, a World War II veteran, climbs aboard the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17 plane, for a flight at Mather Air Force Base on Monday, April 11, 2011. Casella served as a B-17 tail gunner during the war.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, wears a hat declaring his World War II service aboard a B-17 as part of the 379th bomb group. On Monday, April 11, 2011, Casella, who was a tail gunner on a B-17, rode the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17, his first flight on the military plane since his final mission on June 20, 1944.
Lodi World War II veteran takes another flight in B-17
The Liberty Belle, a restored World War II plane, took to the skies above Mather Air Force Base on Monday, April 11, 2011.
Lodi World War II veteran takes another flight in B-17
The Liberty Belle is a restored World War II bomber.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, admires the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17, at Mather Air Force base on Monday, April 11, 2011. Casella served as a B-17 tail gunner during World War II.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Russell Menke, left, of Sacramento, who served as a B-17 pilot, talks to Chuck Casella, of Lodi, who served as a B-17 tail gunner, at Mather Air Force Base on Monday, April 11, 2011. Both men visited the base to see the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Dozens of signatures from veterans who served on B-17 planes during World War II are written on the door panel of the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, points at medals he was awarded when he served as a B-17 tail gunner during World War II. Casella flew 31 missions during the war, his final five on D-day and the following two days.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, points at medals he was awarded when he served as a B-17 tail gunner during World War II. Casella flew 31 missions during the war, his final five on D-day and the following two days.
Lodi World War II veteran Chuck Casella takes another flight in B-17
Chuck Casella, 89, looks through the window of the tail gunner turret of the Liberty Belle, a restored B-17, at Mather Air Force Base on Monday, April 11, 2011. Casella flew 31 missions as a B-17 tail gunner during World War II.
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Robert Jacobs posted at 8:58 am on Thu, Apr 14, 2011.
God bless Mr. Casella, and thank you for your service! You are one among the last of the "real" hero's left in the nation of ours!
I owe it to you that I am reading and writing English instead of German!