Eighth Air Force base contacts in England
EIGHTH AIR FORCE BASE CONTACTS IN ENGLAND Eighth Air Force BG/FG Airfield contacts in England FIRST AIR DIVISION http://firstairdivision.webs.comThe official web site for the 1st Air Division Headquarters Heritage SocietyUK contact: Jeff Hawley Email: firstadhq@yahoo.co.uk Airfields & Aviation Memorials by Richard Flagg: http://www.ukairfields.org.uk/He titles his work Remembering the past – “Airfields & Aviation Memorials” – […]
Accident Reports
The following accident reports are in PDF format and are listed in chronological order. Each document will open in a new tab/window. You can use the built-in tools of your PDF viewer to download or print the reports. Click on the DATE to view the report. Most names are links to their profile page. And […]
SQUADRON COMMANDERS
349th Bomb Squadron: Maj William Veal Original CO- October 1943 Lt Col John Bennett November 1943 toFebruary 1944 Lt Col Sam Barr February 1944 to April 18, 1944 Maj Sumner Reeder April 19, 1944 to July 19, 1944 Lt Col Sam Barr July 20, 1944 to Jan 18, […]
Tech Sgt Chancy Finfrock-ROG on Lt Dawson Crew
Chancy Albert Finfrock Dedicated to the Memory of Tech. Sgt. Chancy Albert Finfrock Radioman/Gunner on B-17 ‘Flying Fortresses’ The European Campaign -World War II 350th Squadron * 100th Bomb Group 3rd Air Division 13th Combat Wing of the 8th Army Air Force The ‘Bloody Hundredth’ – Operating out of Thorpe Abbotts Air […]
Seven Days in October
Seven Days in October
I Keep a Rendezvous With Heroes by Doris Fleeson
This article is in Six Parts and written right after the Crews went to Regensburg August 17, 1943. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4 Part 5. Part 6
Big Joe Armanini Interview
Big Joe Interview—NOTE: QUALITY OF VIDEO IS TERRIBLE, WHAT IS TRANSCRIBED BELOW ARE PIECES OF PHRASES MESHED TOGETHER FROM WHAT CAN BE DECHIPHERED. Video 1 Interviewee: [First 40 seconds unintelligible] I say you ‘re a nice guy… Interviewer: [Something about when the plane hit the water] Some of the crew got out, plane went in […]
Sweater Girl -Lt Richard B. Atchison Crew
Stories from-“B-17 Memories From Memphis Belle to Victory” By T/Sgt. James Lee Hutchinson Pages 56 – 82 The “Bloody Hundredth” Sweater Girl of the 100th BG The replacement crew of Lt. Richard B. Atchison arrived at the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbot’s airbase August 25, 1943, and was assigned to squadron 418. The “Bloody […]
Capt. James R. Stout Combat Log
Stories from-“B-17 Memories From Memphis Belle to Victory” By T/Sgt. James Lee Hutchinson Pages 56 – 82 The “Bloody Hundredth” Captain James R. Stout’s Combat Log Captain James R. Stout was a bomber pilot in […]
Charlie Potts-WWII Memoir-Bloody 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts-England
Charles William Potts-WWII Memoir-Bloody 100th Bomb Group-Thorpe Abbotts, England I asked Uncle Charley if I could come over to his house some time and interview him regarding his service during WWII and he said, “Sure, come on over, “ and I did, armed with my camera, camcorder and note pad. When I arrived Aunt Louise […]