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Masters of The Air
The long-awaited debut of Masters of the Air is a milestone event on a more than ten-year journey for members of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation along with veterans and their families. Masters of the air Trailer https://youtu.be/2RWohylGm3c This nine-episode portrait of the Eighth Air Force in World War II captures stories of the 100th, […]
About Us
The 100th Bomb Group Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of first-hand historical accounts of the men, missions and machines that fought in the skies over Europe during WWII. The Foundation’s extensive website archives, museum exhibits, publications and artifacts associated with this famous B-17 bomber unit provide a worldwide platform to educate generations, keeping […]
Splasher 6 Newsletter
MEMOIR OF A 100th BG RADIO OPERATOR
MEMOIR OF A 100th BG RADIO OPERATOR By Albert P. Lochra, 351st Squadron, Radio Operator Gunner Edited by Matt Mabe and Nancy Putnam Editors’ Note: In recent years, 100th BG veteran Al Lochra put pen to paper and wrote his wartime memoir, intended for family posterity. A small segment of an early draft was printed here in 2016. Now complete, we prevailed upon Al to share expanded excerpts. Gracious as always, he agreed. Chosen are […]
The Legacy of Grant Fuller
On January 9, 2020, the 100th Bomb Group lost another of its visionary veterans, Grant Fuller. Grant flew 30 combat missions as a Co-Pilot, including the December 31, 1944, Hamburg mission during which he witnessed the Piggyback incident. Following World War II, he had a distinguished business career with Price Waterhouse, retiring in 1982, by which […]
Feeding the 100th : Frank Seibert
Feeding the Hundredth Bomb Group: The Service of Franklin Seibert by Matt Mabe When Franklin (Frank) Seibert joined the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942, he likely never thought he would end up overseeing an operation that would be responsible for feeding thousands of meals a day to Eighth Air Force personnel; though much like his […]