In August 1943, the 100th Bomb Group carried out the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission: to destroy aircraft manufacturing plants deep in Germany before heading to North Africa.Lieutenant Bidik and his crew were shot down by the Luftwaffe.Sergeant Quinn parachuted out after his B-17 bomber was shot down; he encountered resistance members on his escape route while landing in Belgium.Major Egan and Craven arrived in Africa with the surviving members of the 100th Bomb Group.