• Lt. Andrew D. Mitchell, an African-American male pilot on the left, speaks to another officer following an escape attempt from German territory.
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    Lt. Andrew D. Mitchell (left) tells about his narrow escape to an officer from the 51st Troop Carrier Wing. Mitchell was downed by enemy flak over Greece, where partisans hid him from the Germans until he could return to Allied territory.

  • Lt. Andrew D. Mitchell, an African-American male pilot on the left, speaks to another officer following an escape attempt from German territory.

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