PBS - Wing and a Prayer The Saga of Utah Man (1993)

On August 1, 1943, 178 B-42 bombers and crews set out on what would become the most highly decorated military mission in American history an allied aerial assault against Hitler's oil refineries deep in enemy territory at Ploesti, Romania. Wing and a Prayer The Saga of Utah Man is the Emmy Award-winning story of, and tribute to, the 1,700 men who flew this mission, told from the point of view of Walter T. Stewart. Flying a B-24 Liberator named Utah Man, Lt. Stewart and his crew staked their faith, friendship and courage against Ploesti's perhaps impregnable defenses. Tirelessly researched and uniquely illustrated, Wing and a Prayer The Saga of Utah Man is above all a thrilling story of duty and sacrifice, one that the passage of fifty years has not dimmed in the minds and hearts of its participants.

A Documentary by Mike Sanches; A Co-Production of KBYU-TV In Association with Wing and a Prayer Productions and Spike Productions

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