My Grandpa Nearly Bombed the Ludendorff Bridge in WW2
Hey guys,
Last week I was at my grandfather's funeral and learned that during a bombing run as a tail gunner, his team failed to hit a target in Nazi Germany. The bombs were using up too much fuel due their weight and they needed to be dropped.
They came across a bridge and decided it would be a good spot to dump their bombs. They missed; again. That bridge was Ludendorff Bridge and was later critical during the Battle of Remagen.
Although this is talked about with quite some humor, I believe this is a serious footnote to the history of the Battle of Remagen and more importantly, the Ludendorff Bridge. To whom would I contact to help get this in the history books or at least cemented enough to earn a small Wikipedia reference?
Last week I was at my grandfather's funeral and learned that during a bombing run as a tail gunner, his team failed to hit a target in Nazi Germany. The bombs were using up too much fuel due their weight and they needed to be dropped.
They came across a bridge and decided it would be a good spot to dump their bombs. They missed; again. That bridge was Ludendorff Bridge and was later critical during the Battle of Remagen.
Although this is talked about with quite some humor, I believe this is a serious footnote to the history of the Battle of Remagen and more importantly, the Ludendorff Bridge. To whom would I contact to help get this in the history books or at least cemented enough to earn a small Wikipedia reference?