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@FrancesBekafigo

2 years

Lt Col Jimmy Stewart. 453rd BG , 703rd BS. He led his squadron of B-24s over Germany 20 some times. Starting as Private Stewart he retired as Brigadier General after 27 years. Thank you Sir. #WWII

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Honoring Stancy Cardwell, his bravery will never be forgotten. #WWII

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This is Stancy Cardwell. He stormed the beaches of Normandy carrying a 60mm Mortar. He’s 101 years old and deserves endless retweets 🇺🇸

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You know, we are so far removed from this in time that it is easy to look at something like this and move on...but on this 491st bomber that has taken a direct hit are nine men who may have only seconds to live. Or may already be dead. The price of freedom is not free. #WWII

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Jimmy Stewart and crew, 453rd Bomb Group. He flew with several groups. Drafted in 1941, Stewart retired as a Brigadier General. #WWII

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2 years

The final tragic moments of B-17 42-31333, "Wee Willie" going down on its 128th mission. Nine crew #KIA and 1 #POW . April 8, 1945 #WWII

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3 months

My dad's headstone at Arlington National Cemetery. On a quiet hillside.

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1 year

91st Bomb Group B 17 "Hells Belle" overshoots the runway on Kassel raid, July 28, 1943. On a personal note, my father Lt Wooldridge flew this one, it was one of his worst missions. He types 10 pages in his #WWII diary.

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3 months

Lorraine American Cemetery, France. 10,489 American dead from #WWII .

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1 year

Willow Run assembly line for the B 24, the most produced bomber of the U.S. in #WWII

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10 months

This photo is so clear it almost does not look real to me: It is. B 17 44-8368, 457th BG Glatton, MIA April 10, 1945: 9 POW, I KIA. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

Lockheed P 38 Lightning formation. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

10 months

B-17 formation.. each time an airman swung up into the B-17 he knew it might be his final day. But he likely did not dwell on that.. he was part of a team that was tasked with knocking down enemy aircraft. And there is nothing wrong with being afraid. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Colonel Jimmy Stewart, USAAF/Army Air Corps. 435rd Bomb Group at Old Buckenham. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

Feb. 1942 : Brig Gen. Ira Eaker begins the massive job of recruiting, developing, training, and transporting Air Force units to Europe. One of those units, the 379th, will include a high school drop out, my father, and transform him into a B-17 pilot in 17 months. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

10 months

To my great followers, have a happy Thanksgiving, and a safe one. Thanks for following #WWII 8th Air Force. Thanks for your interest, your notifications, your replies and cough, your corrections! Below 447th bomber.

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@FrancesBekafigo

11 months

B-24s manufactured at Ford Motor's Willow Run plant #WWII

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1 year

Brand new B 17s await their combat modifications. The mass produced aircraft would then be sent to a Modification center to be updated to the latest engineering upgrades. Interesting article

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3 months

Wall of the Missing June 6, 1944. Normandy American Cemetery. #WWII

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1 year

401st Bomb Group, B-17G "Shark Tooth", May 8, 1944. #WWII

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8 months

B 24 Willow Run assembly line. The war depended on massive assembly lines, including shutting down auto assembly to manufacture aircraft. Talk about the greatest generation, it all started here. #WWII

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7 months

Lt Joe Noyes, pilot of a B-17 that left the formation and was never seen again. Noyes was 95th BG, Sept 15, 1943. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

3 months

Memorial Day service Margraten Cemetery, Holland, 1000s American heroes of World War II are buried here. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

7 months

John D Adamson, Pilot of the 458th BG - 755th BS. Tragically he was #KIA - March 8, 1944. His plane was hit by flak and fighters. We honor his service. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

10 months

I've posted this photo quite often of four P-51 Mustangs, but I did not know until today that none of these survived the war.. #WWII 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group, RAF Bottisham

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

A tropical storm, likely to become a strong hurricane is headed my way, so I am going to higher ground tomorrow. Thanks for following the 8th Air Force, #WWII . Below, parked B-17s, probably maintenance. The men under the engine gives perspective of the size of the B-17.

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4 months

Consolidated B 24 Liberator plant. More than 18,000 were produced for the 8th Air Force in #WWII .

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

The original #WWII bomber, B- 24 42 52534 "Witchcraft." It flew an incredible 130 missions, but its final destination was a scrap yard. Yes, the indignity. More ......

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7 months

Ford's Willow Run B 24 manufacturing plant. 18,482 B-24s were produced for the war effort. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Thanks to you all for following #WWII 8th Air Force. I want to clarify that I have never served in the military and also I am a she, not a he. I am just the daughter of a B 17 pilot Lt KDW. My account is really about the 8th Force bomber groups. My dad was 379th Bomb Group.🙂

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

The next 8th Air Force bomb group to be profiled is the 453rd at Old Buckenham. Your copy of "Life" would be ten cents. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

June 20, 1942, Gen George C. Marshall's letter to Brig Gen Eisenhower reveals plans to combine all air units into the 8th AF to attain "air supremacy" over West Continental Europe in preparation for the invasion of that continent.

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@FrancesBekafigo

3 months

Five Grand of the 96th Bomb Group coming off the assembly line. It was the 5000th B 17 from this facility. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

2 years

God Bless Queen Elizabeth II

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2 months

What is this bomber? B-26?

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8 months

An incredible shot of several B 17s of the great 381st Bomb Group, triangle L identification. #WWII

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9 months

42-51481, the Wing Lead B 24goes down with a direct flak hit. 491st BG, raid on Harburg, Jan 17, 1945 #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

7 months

This is the original #WWII bomber, B-24 Witchcraft, 467th. It flew a record 130 missions with no turnbacks. The 467th Bomb Group flew from Rackheath, England airbase.

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Lt. KDW, left, and crew under their B 17. KDW, a high school drop out from Texas, joined the Army at 16. The bombing of Pearl Harbor catapulted him into pilot training, and after 500 hours of flight time he became a bomber pilot in the 8th Air Force. He was my father. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

B-17 43-37785 "Tarfu", 457th Bomb Group, releases its bombs. Good night from rainy, dreary Florida. #WWII

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8 months

The United States of America at war. Triangle U, the 457th Bomb Group. #WWII

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2 years

Top Turret view of B 24s in formation. 491st Bomb Group which brought the strength of the still growing 8th Air Force to 35 bomb groups. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

Bombers of the 94th Bomb Group. The 94th arrived in England in April, 1943 and would fly 324 missions during the war. The crews would be replaced by other crews many times over before war's end. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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. @lcdollarjr 's father was a Ball Turret gunner in the 447th Bomb Group , third from right. His plane was shot down and he became a #POW and survived. We honor the service and sacrifice of TSgt Lynn Dollar and his crew. #WWII

Lynn Dollar 🇺🇸

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@FrancesBekafigo Could be opened from inside the turret. Just had to point the guns down, the hatch was behind gunner's head. And turret operated independently of planes electrical/hydraulic systems.

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Bomb bay doors open, bombs drop out and everything below for miles down is visible if it is a clear day. The temperature in the B 17 is - 40 C, the ambient temperature or in plain English, the temperature outside. The gun windows are opened. Any exposed skin can freeze. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Tomorrow, (Dec 13, 1943) Lt KDW takes off on his 25th and final mission, Bremen. It is the third time this crew has bombed Bremen, a critical target. I'll post some lines from his #WWII combat diary on the mission... he is afraid he is going to be shot down. (my dad)

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@FrancesBekafigo

2 years

The two great four-engine heavy bombers of the USAAF in #WWII were the B-17 Flying Fortress (Boeing) and the B-24 Liberator (Consolidated) below. Please, no fights should break out over which was the better bomber... but we would like to hear your opinions!

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

Appreciate that, I only wish I had realized what my father, and all of the 8th AF did in #WWII while he was alive. I was clueless until after his death when my mom gave me his Diary. I'll be doing excerpts from all the missions beginning June 29. Thanks!

Trust me, I'm old. 🇨🇦 🇺🇦

@SharonLockwood8

1 year

@FrancesBekafigo What a story! So dramatic I had to read it aloud to Mr Old. Wooldridge's reports are always engrossing and sometimes comically understated. Thank you for continue to share his remarkable diary.

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@FrancesBekafigo

11 months

We'll close the day with this beauty from a recent post from WW2 Airfields Archive

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Lt. KDW in cockpit of B-17, lots of head room. His story is the story of thousands of young Americans suddenly thrust into the war. KDW flew 25 missions in 1943 tearing up a few of the 8th AF's bombers. He was lucky, he came home. He was my father. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

7 months

This lumbering beauty with wheels down, classified simply as a "heavy bomber" played a major roll in Europe and the Pacific as well. Manufactured by Consolidated, it is the B-24 Liberator. #WWII

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9 months

Liberator 42-52299, "Hard T Get", 732BS, 453 BG, manufactured by Ford. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

3 months

Wall of the Missing, Margraten Cemetery Netherlands. #memorialday

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@FrancesBekafigo

11 months

The 392nd BG flew 285 missions claiming 144-45-49 e/a. The cost was the loss of 127 of their bombers. I hesitate to post the crew below as all ten were #KIA when the bomber went down. But I also want to honor their service and recognize the incalculable price they paid. #WWII

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1 year

Heated suit I am guessing for those not watching the woman. It looks as if it has some armor. I am guessing the face sports an oxygen mask.

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Dec 13, 1943, eighty years ago, my father walked away from his B 17 for the 25th and final time. Minutes later his CO tricked him into signing up for 25 more missions, then the crew rolled him in cold mud. He would soon return to the U.S., serving a total of 24 years. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

6 months

Yep, we have profiled all 48 Bomb Groups of the 8th Air Force. The 8th began with a single plane, no crews, no airfields. But they did have a plan. They would build the great Air Force that would face the formidable Luftwaffe in the skies of Europe. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

6 months

B 17 43-38172 of 398th BG. Official US Air Force Photo. George E. Abbott, was togglier and was killed by a direct flak hit 10-15-1944 over Cologne, Germany. We mourn his loss and honor his service. Can someone differentiate the togglier and bombardier? #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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Nov. 26, 1943 Lt KDW, a B-17 pilot, flew his 23rd mission, target Bremen. Below is his brief typed account from his #WWII diary. He blows out a tire on landing but moves out of the way so others can land. My father.

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1 year

Production of B-24s at Willow Run. The plant was constructed in 1941 by Ford Motor for the mass production of the B-24 Liberator. #WWII

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5 months

Just one today (please, no shouting or pushing) the great fighter, long range North American P-51 Mustang. #WWII and many other wars.

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Today (Dec 11, 1943) Lt KDW, B-17 pilot, takes off on his 24th mission out of the required 25. He has managed to make it back from Germany 23 times so far, tearing up a few of the 8th Air Force's bombers. Below, his diary account of mission 24. Lt KDW was my father.

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@FrancesBekafigo

7 months

In October of 1943, Joe Noyes body washed ashore in Berck-Plage, France. His aircraft fell out of formation in September of 1943 and was never seen again. He was a B-17 pilot. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

3 months

B 17 Flying Fortresses of the 96th Bomb Group flying at different altitudes. We'll start profiling them next. Thanks for your interest in the Mighty Eighth Air Force. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

8 months

Profiling now the 452nd Bomb Group flying from Deopham Green; L square. The Group flew 250 missions in 1944 to the end in 1945. Its aircraft, the formidable B-17G. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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Next up to profiled will be the 452nd Bomb Group. 110 of its bombers did not return and were classified as #MIA . Signing off for tonight. Thanks for following 8th Air Force, #WWII .

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10 months

Good morning from the Sunshine State. Photo close up of the opened bomb bay doors and the moment of bomb release. #WWII

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9 months

During #WWII the gigantic B-24 below was one of the two "Heavy bombers" that flew over Germany and occupied territories. Each airman would claim his bomber was best, the B-17 or B-24. Not exactly technical terms, I know! I can already see your comments.

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3 months

Wee Willie going down after its left wing breaks off the fuselage from a direct hit by German flak, April 8, 1945. (Photo: U.S. Air Force.) #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

The airplane boneyard in Tucson, Arizona where thousands of aircraft await an uncertain destiny. An overwhelming sight

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2 months

B 17s in formation... look way in the background, they go on forever... formations could be hundreds of miles long. It was a sight the enemy did not like to see. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

8 months

The reality is that war is ugly...very ugly. We honor those who serve and those who did not make it back. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Many thanks to @USSArizona for their annual posts on December 7 of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The chilling chronology of the events of that day is one of the most worthwhile accounts on Twitter. Over 1100 lives were lost on that ship. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

Clark Gable, 351st Bomb Group #WWII . He served onboard photographing the war. We honor his service.

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@FrancesBekafigo

10 months

I think I posted this, but again, here is the Bryson crew of the 448th Bomb Group preparing to lead the entire 8th Air Force on its 24th mission. #WWII

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1 year

Bail out instructions. B 17 Flying Fortress. #WWII

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3 months

Clark Gable flew several missions with the 351st and 91st mainly as a gunner observer producing films of combat. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

The 8th Air Force began with a single B 17, yes, a single bomber. Below, the first B 17 to arrive in England from the U.S. , "Jarrin Jenny" arrived in the UK at Prestwick Scotland May 12, 1942. Below, "Jarrin Jenny" B-17 41-9085. #WWII

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1 year

"Memphis Belle" of the 91st Bomb Group. After flying 25 missions it was sent back to the U.S. for a bond tour. Had a long history of neglect and vandalism. Finally restored and is on display at National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio. @AFmuseum #WWII

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8 months

A close up of the massive vertical stabilizers of a B 24 at an airshow in Florida. I believe this one is "Witchcraft".

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@FrancesBekafigo

4 months

Bombers taking off in 30 second intervals. 381st Bomb Group at Ridgewell air base. Queen of the Skies is the lead bomber. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

A formation of 8th Air Force B 17s. Look closely in upper right to see another Squadron I am guessing. The entire formation of Squadrons and Bomb Groups on the way to enemy territory could be hundreds of miles long, ranging across the width of the Channel. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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The ship flown today by Wooldridge's crew was the bomber "Bad News." The flak was heavy and the ships were rocking and shuddering. Luckily the crew came back and it was certainly not his worst mission.... that mission is coming up Oct 14th, Schweinfurt. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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#WWII veteran, 447th, former playboy, radio op B-17 "Mississippi Lady", parachuted from the bomber seconds before it exploded, captured, beaten, #POW , lost nearly half his weight, suffered from PTSD, married beautiful Melanie, SURVIVOR, and my dear friend, turns 💯 today!

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High velocity anti personnel bombs releasing fragments. 486th Bomb Group. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

2nd Lt. Kermit D. Wooldridge, KDW, returns from his 25th mission as a B-17 pilot. His crew looks on. He will now return to the states where he will train other bomber pilots. Based at Roswell, New Mexico, where I was born. #WWII

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The Edgar Wolf crew, 100th Bomb Group. Odd, one of the tallest crew members is the BTG, Ball turret gunner. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

10 months

A beautiful and sobering memorial to the great 490th Bomb Group. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

9 months

Merry Christmas everyone! Mission 760 On Dec 24, 1944 the 8th AF flew one of the largest airstrikes of the war, dispatching 2046 heavy bombers and 853 fighters to around 100 targets, including TOs. "Everything that will fly was the order." #WWII

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Consolidated B 24 Liberators in formation. More than 18,000 were produced in #WWII

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Feb, 1942: Brigadier General Ira Eaker begins the study of RAF bombing operations, begins reconnaissance of airfields and submits plans to build Army Air Forces units. Pic #WWII British RAF Lancaster flies through heavy flak.

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@FrancesBekafigo

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An amazing job of pilot Lt. DeLancey in bringing this one in. A horrible loss of Sgt Abbott though. #WWII

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@sonofsamsung1 @FrancesBekafigo A bit like this one. B-17G #43 -38172 The Toggler/bombardier, Sgt George Abbott, was killed, the instruments were all but obliterated. With no oxygen and the nose barely recognisable, the pilot 1st Lt. Lawrence DeLancey, brought the B-17 home saving the lives of the crew.

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Martin B-26 Marauders of the 322nd Bomb Group over France, 1943. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

1 year

Lead bomber of first strike force of 6 planes on VIII Bomber Command Mission #1 , B-17 41-2578. flown by Col. Frank Armstrong and Maj. Paul Tibbets. Aug 17, 1942, 97th Bomb Group. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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Part of a 379th Bomb Group crew under their B-17. On the left a former drop out at 16, truant, trouble maker becomes a B-17 pilot along with thousands of others who would form the 8th Air Force. That pilot was my father. Lt KDW. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

7 months

Continuing with the 457th Bomb Group flying from Glatton. Below, 457th B 17s with opened bomb bays. The 457th flew 237 missions losing 83 of its bombers. #WWII

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Feb. 1942 - Returning to the inception and history of the 8th Air Force, Ira Eaker lands in England without an airplane to his name and begins a study of British bomber operations and airfields. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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Happy New Year to my great followers of the 8th AF. We are continuing to profile the bombers, missions and crews of the 8th AF. They flew an extraordinary 986 numbered missions over Nazi occupied Europe. At considerable cost. See you in the New Year! #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

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B 17 F " Round Trip TIcket III" 42 30827 crew. 385th Bomb Group, 549 Bomb Squad. The ship was retired war weary after 57 missions in August, 1944. #WWII

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@FrancesBekafigo

6 months

34th Bomb Group crew. A sharp looking bunch of guys. I hope all of these made it back. We honor their service. #WWII

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#WWII 8th Air Force

@FrancesBekafigo

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Betty's Dream B-25J gunship. North American B-25 Mitchell/45-8835. This Medium bomber served widely in #WWII . I would say Betty is dangerous and mad...

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