351st bomb group book

Ackley, douglas 27 and a half missions in the 15th af new york. We have a long way to gothere are said to be about 5,000 military reunion groups in all. This 298 page hardcover book guides the reader through the evolution of the. It was a leaden sunday afternoon and ideal for the gis and the officers of the 341st bomb group to get in some precious time on the sack. From hanging out in british pubs to flying raids over germany, the film provides a look at the men and their missions over a period of two years. A very detailed account of the costly american daylight raids on. He coauthored the 351st bomb group in world war ii. On this date, march 24th, 1945, the 457th flew two missions.

Original wwii small 100th bomb group 351st squadron 8th af b17 pilot grouping. By december, several hundred men formed the initial flying cadre of the groups four bomb squadronsthe 349th, 350th, 351st and 418thalong with the requisite administrative, engineering and ground support units. Lieutenant truemper deployed to england in december 1943, and joined the 510th bombardment squadron heavy, 351st bombardment group heavy, based at raf polebrook usaaf station110 in. It entered the front line early in 1943, operating against japanese ground targets in central burma. Usaaf nose art research project 351st bomb group, 511th. The 335th bombardment squadron is an inactive united states air force unit. The east face of the triangle section of the main memorial bears the emblem of the 8th united states. The book was expanded and reprinted in 2008 as the 351st bomb group the. The afternoon mission of 12 aircraft joined with the 351st bomb group and flew to the target at twente enschede, germany. History books aircraft time line commanders main bases component units assigned to history. History of the fifth bomb group world war il jungle th air force. Mar 1, 20 511th bomb squadron, 351st bomb group, 8th air force.

The duty to remember, 19421945 ken harbour, peter harris on. Ken also created a web site that contains additional information and photographs. We proceeded to pulham and rendezvoused with the 96th group which was leading and we attempted to rejoin them at dungeness at 1615. Learn about the men who flew and maintained b17 flying fortress aircraft from deenethorpe airfield during world war ii and the organization that perpetuates its history. As a professional researcher and world war ii historian, bill beigel provides research services to genealogists, historians, authors, and civilians who are looking for information found in ww2 military unit records. This book came to our attention because of a posting by kens soninlaw, dave foulk. During world war ii, i was a bombardier with the 8 th air force flying out of england. Ii this site is dedicated to the 351st bombardment group heavy, eighth united. Armed forces by maintaining and promoting americas overseas commemorative cemeteries and memorials. Devils ball b17g10bo 4231238 351st bomb group 511th bomb squadron devils ball was named in the tradition of many other 511th bomb squadron aircraft by incorporating the word ball in the title, after the squadrons first commander clinton f ball.

Ackley was shot down in 463rd bomb groups 4231817 hairless joe on june 5, 1944. Armstrong was shot down in 91st bomb groups 446093, u. In november 1942, colonel darr alkire was the first commander assigned to head up the 100th. The 351st bomb group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at polebrook, northamptonshire from april 1943 to june 1945.

The book was expanded and reprinted in 2008 as the 351st bomb group the duty to remember. It was used as a station hack to ferry men and equipment between bases. This is a very fine copy of the revised edition originally published in 1980. Gneisenau battleship illustration for a cover of a swedish book kanalgenombrottet. The duty to remember, 19421945 hardcover january 1, 2008 by ken harbour author, peter harris author. Click image to zoom 351st bomb squadron 100th bomb group beautifully embroidered 5 inch diameter patch. A chronical of the 351st bomb group heavy, polebrook england station 110. The schweinfurtregensburg mission, martin middlebrook.

Media in category 351st bombardment group united states army air forces the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Sources some of the sources used in compiling the data for this website. I informed jackson that his great grandfather, jack snowball, was a member of. Thank you for visiting the official web site of the 401st bombardment group association.

Decorated covers, a chronicle of the 351st bomb group heavy stationed in polebrook, englandstation 11019421945. This site was created by ken harbour, joint author of the 351st bomb group in wwii and contains additional information to that published in the book. In 1943, general hap arnold dispatched a film crew to document the lives and missions of the 351st bomb group. History of the 391st bombardment group, 9th air force. This site and our facebook site are designed to recognize the accomplishments of those who served in the 92nd bombardment group and all of its successor units up to and including those serving today in the 92nd air refueling wing stationed at fairchild air force base near spokane, washington. One mission of 36 aircraft was in the morning and flew to the target of hopsten, germany. In january 1944 the group was transferred to the fourteenth air force, based in china. An autobiography of a b17 crew member orange county, ca. Usaaf nose art research project research study into named planes of usaaf during world war two wwii. Bomb group for sale military collectibles for sale. All the barracks on the base were quiet, save for an occasional snore and the faint patter of rain on the tarpapered roofs. Sixteen planes, flying a high box, completed the mission to schweinfurt. Originally assigned 351st bomb group509bs, transferred to 487th 16jul44. The duty to remember, 19421945 by harbour et al at over 30 bookstores.

Searchable data base containing details are gathered from veterans, diary notes, official archive records, photographs and more. Feb 1, 2017 aircraft and airmen of the 8th af 351st bomb group. The group was awarded two distinguished unit citations, the first for bombing shipyards at bremen, whilst under heavy attack, on 8 october 1943 and the second was awarded to the 1st bomb division as a whole for flying without fighter protection to bomb aircraft. Listing of named aircraft of 351st bomb group, 511th bomb squadron. Many books, programmes, films and interviews about them and rightly so. Group took off at 40, may, 1943 and rendezvoused over the field at 1401. Liberators over germany in world war ii schiffer military history book brett, jeffrey e on. I was shot down over germany wearing a flight jacket with murder, inc. The 331st bombardment group went through two incarnations during the second world war, first as a replacement training unit and second as. A glazed cabinet containing a visitors book stands nearby. Air force 351st bombardment group, heavy usaf veteran. Books by ray bowden covering usaaf ww2 history are available to buy. And they were fulfilling this mission to the best of their ability.

A german propaganda victory by kenneth daniel williams 351st bomb group. The 381st bomb group flew b17 flying fortresses from ridgewell, essex between june 1943 and april 1945. The 351st missile wing is an inactive united states air force unit, which was last based at. During world war ii, its predecessor unit, the 351st bombardment group was a viii bomber. Liberators over germany in world war ii schiffer military history book. Wwii 457th bomb group collection the fireball outfit books patch pin mission. Bob mynn, our dedicated honorary historian of england and hugh walker, the 391st bomb group historian, have now chronicled all 294 missions, some 30 thousand words, in full detail, in this updated history. It was last assigned to the 4th strategic wing at bergstrom air force base, texas on 15 september 1963 the squadron was first activated in june 1942. Recently, my 12 year old grandson and i ran across a book of my fathers titled the 351st bomb group in wwll by peter harris and ken harbour.

Gaylord, a pilot of the 351st bomb group with the damaged fueselage of his b17 flying fortress serial number 423532 nicknamed lucille ball. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting. Group historian for many years, ken harbour was the group historian. He was then assigned to the 796th bombardment squadron, 496th bombardment group at alexandria, louisiana, for combat crew training. Air force was part of the army during world war ii, and was also called the army air forces or the air corps. Doubledee, and to the brave men of the 511th bomb squadron, 351st bomb group, 1st bomb wing, 8th bomber command, usaaf, who. Welcome to the official web site of the 92nd usaafusaf memorial association. Salvaged 21may45 per the flying fortress story by roger freemandavid osborne. We aborted over the channel at 1618 and returned to base via rye and clacton on the sea.