Prof. Greg Jackson

He's still in the plane as he hits the waters and disappears.

George is one of the few in the squadron still in the air.

But for how long?

As machine gun fire rips through his devastation, his gunner, Robert Bob Huntington, manages to eke out, It got me!

before slumping over in his seat.

Turning around, George shouts to his friend, Are you hurt bad?

Can you move?

No response.

Bob is perfectly silent as a bullet rips through George's arm.

Turning back around, George looks out the cockpit window and realizes none of the other 14 planes in the squadron are still alongside him.

It's just him.

Not one to abandon the mission, he locks in, preparing to drop his pickle, as it's called, or torpedo.

He punches the torpedo release button, but nothing happens.

Okay, time to use the backup, the manual release.

The cable comes up in his hands.

George has no idea if the torpedo drops, but that's no longer an issue.

Another one of those devastating cannon shells from a Japanese Zero has just set his engine aflame.

With flames licking at his left leg, George turns off the fuel to avoid an explosion and attempts a water landing.

The right wing of his plane slams into the Pacific, flipping the Devastator into a cartwheel.

Scrambling out of the water-filled cockpit, George throws off his helmet and goggles, afraid they'll reflect the sun and leave the Japanese right to him.