Then we went down across the Scottish Highlands and across the North Sea and part of the Irish Sea and landed on the island of Anglesea in Wales, in a place called Valley. They d issued the navigator and myself and some of the waist gunners big powerful binoculars that were supposed to spot any kind of ship. That was the last time we ever saw that brand-new plane. A lot of guys had spent money having nice logos put on, and then they lost their planes. We hadn t put any nose art on ours.
Miner didn t go for logos much.
It didn t make much difference. We flew with a lot of planes that had logos when we got to England. About the nicest plane I ever flew in one of the best-kept on the ground was one called Win With Paige. The crew chief s name was Paige, and the original pilot s name was Wynn. That Paige was a wonderful mechanic, and he kept that plane in tip top shape.