Brindley, Navigation Has Been Transferred to the Norden Bombsight…

Lt. William A. Brindley Jr. of the Army AirCorps was a bombardier, serving on a B-17 Flying Fortress. He, and his fellow crewman, flew a full complement of missions over Europe, specifically Italy (I believe), and lived to tell the tale.

I knew him as Pop Pop. And, actually, he didn’t talk about it much, with me at least. But, one day, he pulled a big round can out of his closet. It was filled with countless pins that he had pulled from the bombs when arming them, decades before, in the bombay on approach to targets. He kept every one, he said. 

He’s been gone a while and I miss him. This page is for you, Pop Pop. 

Till next time…

-Matt-