Capt. Gary Wientjes (left) and Capt. Bill Helmantoler stand by their C-47 aircraft. They used it to carry several drums of aviation gasoline in the rescue of two Army Air Force fighter pilots who had landed at a grass airstrip in the Philippines, 1944, during World War II.

Photo: Courtesy Bill Helmantoler

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