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March 23rd 1945 ,Crews from the 100th Bomber Groupare seen returning from a mission to Unna, Germany. There is also a B-25 from the RAF which makes an emergency landing, and is attended to by fire fighting crews from the 100th. We remember the brave airmen that took part in this mission 80 years

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An epic search to find the places and spaces where my great-uncle, T/Sgt John McDonough, moved through during World War II as a proud member of the Bloody Hundredth Bomb Group. He experienced things I can barely begin to imagine, and never spoke about them when he came home. So, I like to think this journey is my way of telling the story he never could.

Emmy Blakely speaks to attendees at the 100th Bomb Group Foundation reunion in May 2025.

100th Bomb Group veteran Myron "Ty" Ettus, interviewed in 2013 by author Donald L. Miller. ("The Bloody Hundredth" footage courtesy of Apple TV+. © 2024 Apple Video Programming LLC. All rights reserved.)

Interview with Hong Kong telling his life story up to meeting and marrying his wife Connie.

This video covers a lost story from the famous 100th Bomb Group (The B-17 Bomber Group known as the Bloody Hundredth) on the brutal Regensburg raid on August 17th 1943 (As seen in Masters of the Air). This covers the stories of Michael Doroski, Kenneth O'Connor, and Richard "Tex" Bowler. This was made using the World War II flight simulator War Thunder - Download free here: https://playwt.link/tj3 Hope you enjoy! Please like, comment, and subscribe. #WW2 #WWIIHistory #WarThunder

On the 10th October 1943, Mission 114 as it was known by the USAAF, the 100th BG would truly earn the title, The Bloody Hundredth, when all but one of their B-17's was shot down. The 100th BG on the mission to Munster was decimated. All but one aircraft returned, piloted by Lt Rosie Rosenthal, a replacement pilot for the losses the 100th BG incurred on the Schweinfurt Raid on the 17th August 1943.

High Life crew members and interview

Co-pilot on Lt Oaks Crew, High Life. Interned Aug 17,1943 in Switzerland

Stateside video of Charles Walts, courtesy of the Walts family.

The Real Masters Of The Air. Listen to the stories of WW2 veterans. John "Lucky" Luckadoo was a copilot with the newly formed 100th bomb group. Lucky flew a fateful mission to Bremen, Germany, that contributed to their notorious name. "Morale was low. Numerous replacements were made, earning us the title of the "Bloody Hundredth." Among all the groups, we were known to have the lowest survival rate in the Eighth Air Force." Lucky flew with the "Bloody Hundredth" throughout the rest of 1943 and finished his 25-mission tour of duty in February 1944. Out of 40 original pilots in the 100th Bomb Group, he was one of only four to finish their tours of duty. The collection of missions, actions, and personalities created a synergy making the 100th Bomb Group one of the most storied units of World War II. Perhaps no other mission cemented the reputation of the 100th more than the Munster raid of October 10. While en route to the target, the Group experienced the most violent Luftwaffe attacks yet seen as bombers took hits from both flak and fighters. As the formation made its way to the initial point (IP), planes of the 100th were downed one by one. With the Group’s losses over Munster, the 100th was now firmly labeled a jinxed unit.

John Clark was born into a generation captivated by air travel. As a child he would build model airplanes and dream of one day taking to the skies. Following America's entry into World War II, Clark knew that he wanted to take the fight directly to Germany's doorstep and enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1942. Clark would find himself a co-pilot aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress in the 100th Bomb Group, famously known as the "Bloody Hundredth" due to the amount of casualties the unit saw. Decades later, the outfit would gain acclaim for its portrayal in the television miniseries, Masters of the Air. Clark would survive 32 harrowing bombing missions over Germany, flying at 28,000 feet amidst enemy flak and fighter planes. Prior to shipping to Europe, Clark was assigned to Las Vegas Army Airfield as a co-pilot trainee. At the officers' club on his first night there, he spotted a young woman in uniform - Marie Mountain - an aviator with the Women's Air Force Service Pilots, better known as the WASPs, whose job was to help train the bomber crews in fighting off enemy fighters. Immediately smitten, John and Marie dated during his brief time at Las Vegas - and would marry upon his return home after the war, July 1945. They were married for 63 years, until her passing in 2008.

Clip 3 Clip 2 Clip 1 Owen "Bud" Gaisford 349th Squadron Bud was Ball Turret Gunner on the Gordon Parsons crew, arrived at the 100th Bomb Group in October 1944. He went on to fly with George McLeod's crew, including Chowhound missions to Holland.

Clip 2 Clip 1 Owen "Bud" Gaisford 349th Squadron Bud was Ball Turret Gunner on the Gordon Parsons crew, arrived at the 100th Bomb Group in October 1944. He went on to fly with George McLeod's crew, including Chowhound missions to Holland.

Clip 1 Owen "Bud" Gaisford 349th Squadron Bud was Ball Turret Gunner on the Gordon Parsons crew, arrived at the 100th Bomb Group in October 1944. He went on to fly with George McLeod's crew, including Chowhound missions to Holland.

A discussion with Harry Crosby, author of A WING AND A PRAYER, an account of the "Bloody 100th" group's bombing missions in WWII; interviewed by Tom O'Neill of Hennepin County Library.

How The 8th Air Force Ruled The Skies Over Europe

B-17 Nose Art Video

Frank Buschmeier Interview

Ronald Batley & Richard Gibson discuss their years of extensive work at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum at Thorpe Abbotts. Recorded in September 2020.

Interview with 100th Bomb Group Veterans Howard Hamilton, John Brady, and Charles Cruikshank, recorded at the 100th Bomb Group Reunion in Forth Worth, TX, in 1995.

Regensburg

Capt John Lucky Luckadoo

John Lucky Luckadoo, John 49 Missions Gibbons, Bob Shoens

Hank Cervantes interview

Interview of Gene C. Bankston; 1997