People / Bitter Root Gen

Standing by an old flag hanging on his garage, World War II vetaran pilot Stanley "Mac" Hughes looks out toward the Bitterroot Mountains. Hughes flew 70 missions with the 559th Bomb Squadron in two different B-26 bombers named, The Front Burner and The Front Burner II. "I know I killed a lot of innocent people on the ground and that has always bothered me," said a humble Hughes. "There were lots of heroes in the war that never got any recognition. I think all of them are good."
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