Posts by National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
After flying several missions in the early days of the war, our
After flying several missions in the early days of the war, our gunners who manned the 50-caliber machine guns came back complaining that they had run...
After flying several missions in the early days of the war, our gunners who manned the 50-caliber machine guns came back complaining that they had run...
MIGHTY EIGHTH MONDAY:
THE FINAL FLIGHT OF THE SIMMONS CREW -
MIGHTY EIGHTH MONDAY: THE FINAL FLIGHT OF THE SIMMONS CREW - 303RD BG HELLS ANGELS AND THE PILOT WINGS OF STALAG LUFT I Pilot Thomas L. Simmons and...
MIGHTY EIGHTH MONDAY: THE FINAL FLIGHT OF THE SIMMONS CREW - 303RD BG HELLS ANGELS AND THE PILOT WINGS OF STALAG LUFT I Pilot Thomas L. Simmons and...
THE MIGHTY EIGHTH GAVE THE WHOLE NINE YARDS AND THEN
THE MIGHTY EIGHTH GAVE THE WHOLE NINE YARDS AND THEN SOME Excerpt from The Whole Nine Yards by Colonel Alfred Ash: After flying several missions in ...
THE MIGHTY EIGHTH GAVE THE WHOLE NINE YARDS AND THEN SOME Excerpt from The Whole Nine Yards by Colonel Alfred Ash: After flying several missions in ...
EDWIN & EDWARD HENSLEY - IDENTICAL TWINS LOST IN WAR
Edwin was
EDWIN & EDWARD HENSLEY - IDENTICAL TWINS LOST IN WAR Edwin was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces 733rd Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group...
EDWIN & EDWARD HENSLEY - IDENTICAL TWINS LOST IN WAR Edwin was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces 733rd Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group...
322ND BG KNOWS ALL TOO WELL WHY THE B-26 IS KNOWN AS THE
322ND BG KNOWS ALL TOO WELL WHY THE B-26 IS KNOWN AS THE WIDOWMAKER On May 14, 1943, loaded with 30-minute time delay British bombs, a group of B-26 ...
322ND BG KNOWS ALL TOO WELL WHY THE B-26 IS KNOWN AS THE WIDOWMAKER On May 14, 1943, loaded with 30-minute time delay British bombs, a group of B-26 ...
LTC JACK JENKINS - FIRST 8TH AF PILOT AND COMBAT AIRCRAFT OVER
LTC JACK JENKINS - FIRST 8TH AF PILOT AND COMBAT AIRCRAFT OVER BERLIN On 3 March 1944, the first Allied fighters reached Berlin on a frustrated escor...
LTC JACK JENKINS - FIRST 8TH AF PILOT AND COMBAT AIRCRAFT OVER BERLIN On 3 March 1944, the first Allied fighters reached Berlin on a frustrated escor...
PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY:
WE HONOR THOSE WHO LOST
PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY: WE HONOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DECEMBER 7, 1941 2:00 PM CEREMONY IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC On Sund...
PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY: WE HONOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DECEMBER 7, 1941 2:00 PM CEREMONY IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC On Sund...
JOHN T. JOHNNY GODFREY - 4TH FG - TRIPLE ACE
He achieved 18
JOHN T. JOHNNY GODFREY - 4TH FG - TRIPLE ACE He achieved 18 air-to-air kills against the Luftwaffe before he was accidentally shot down by his wingman...
JOHN T. JOHNNY GODFREY - 4TH FG - TRIPLE ACE He achieved 18 air-to-air kills against the Luftwaffe before he was accidentally shot down by his wingman...
CHRISTMAS EVE 1944: GRIM BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE MIGHTY
CHRISTMAS EVE 1944: GRIM BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE MIGHTY EIGHTH At a briefing on Christmas Eve 1944, the flyers from the 487th were informed that G...
CHRISTMAS EVE 1944: GRIM BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE MIGHTY EIGHTH At a briefing on Christmas Eve 1944, the flyers from the 487th were informed that G...
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