Welcome to Erin Mankie's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

During times of war, those who refuse to fight often turn to activism to voice their opposition.

Although every war has seen demonstrations against armed conflict, Vietnam comes to mind

for many as one of the most divisive wars in modern history, and much of the opposition

came as a result of the draft.

The draft lottery was a system used in 1969 that conscripted young American men into

fighting overseas.

Protests were held across the country.

Draft cards were torn up and burned, and many of the fighting age fled to places like

Canada to avoid having to enlist.

But that wasn't the first time people were forced to fight a war against their will.

That happened in War War II as well, and those facing tough choices decided to fight back

in surprising and explosive ways.

It all started with a plane, a B-17F bomber named the Tondaleo.

The Tondaleo's 10-man crew, including pilot Bon Fox and navigator Elmer Benny Bendaneer,

were a rag-tag group of fighters in charge of an aircraft often referred to as a flying

coffin.

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