History Daily: A B-24 Crash Survivor Begins a Fight for Survival

American History Tellers

EpisodeMay 27, 202415m

History Daily: A B-24 Crash Survivor Begins a Fight for Survival

American History Tellers

EpisodeMay 27, 202415m

May 27, 1943: A B-24 bomber crashes in the Pacific Ocean, beginning a two year ordeal at sea and in Japanese captivity for former Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini.You can listen ad-free in the Wondery or Amazon Music app. Or for all that and more, go to IntoHistory.comHistory Daily is a co-production of Airship and Noiser.Go to HistoryDaily.com for more history, daily.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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