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Last Flight Home, the documentary film about the BentProp Project’s work in the isles of Palau is intertwined with the story of the 307th Bomb Group.
In fact the BentProp Project began with the wing of a 307th B-24. Resting just off one of Palau’s ubiquitous rock islands in the warm, calm shallow waters that hold so many of Palau’s mysteries. The wing, and Dr Scannon’s explanation of BentProp’s beginning appears in the documentary along with the stories of three missing aircraft, the men who crewed them and the families affected by their loss. One of the featured stories is that of Tommy Doyle, the son of a 307th tail gunner…
Last Flight Home Preview Clip
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The Last Flight Home documents the story of Dr. Patrick Scannon's work searching for and finding missing World War II aircraft and the MIAs associated with them in Palau. A ferocious battleground nearly forgotten by history, yet more than 200 US aircraft went down on and around the islands. Almost half of those with crew now listed as Missing In Action. Over 60 years ago all the families got was a telegram. Whereabouts unknown, Missing In Action. And over the generations these families have refused to forget and refused to stop waiting. For an answer, for their return, for some clue as to what happened. Surprising though it may be, hope has remained. Then, the phone call out of the blue, "Are you the nephew of Arthur Miller?", finally brings the answers. Dr. Scannon furthers his research into the MIAs of Palau. Scouring the National Archives, After Action Reports, and interviews with veterans of the campaign, no stone left unturned. Scannon's small team of self funded private citizens have taken on these tasks simply as a way of thanking the missing and their families for the sacrifices made decades ago. Our film follows the story of three searches in Palau and the families touched by the work. Filmed over the course of nearly six years and seven expeditions to Palau, where we thought the adventure was to be found. It was our delight to discover the adventure and heart of the story here in the U.S. with the families."
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