From the beaches of Okinawa to a top-secret B29 mission over the Atlantic, Captain Samuel Baker shares his remarkable story of service. After serving in WWII and landing at Okinawa, he had the opportunity to work for what is now known as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). During a top-secret mission over the Atlantic, disaster struck. Thousands of miles from land, their B29 engines began to fail, turning their flight into a desperate race against the clock. Captain Baker and the pilot had to make critical decisions to ensure the crew's survival.
Up Next in Patriot Plates Season 2
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S2E9-Frank Palamara
WWII Veteran Ensign Frank Palamara joins the crew of the U.S.S. Little Rock and is in charge of catapulting planes off the back of the cruiser. On their first mission out at sea, they cross the equator, and Ensign Palamara has to go through a time-honored hazing tradition for all sailors who cros...
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S2E10-Sam Wonderling
Army Ranger Sam Wonderling takes us through his jump during the Invasion of Panama in 1989 on a critical mission to take out Manuel Noriega. While on the ground and fighting Noriega’s military for control of key areas, Wondering and fellow soldiers forcibly stop a vehicle that races toward them, ...
