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The B-17 by the numbers (Terveurn)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:34:39 GMT

It has been raised several times just how survivable the B-17 was. So if you take a nice mid-war Block of B-17's and do the precentages just what do the numbers show ====================================== So w

305th B 17 '' Butch '' ? (Delancey)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:14:29 GMT

Here are 2 photos I just received - the only person I can identify in either is my cousin Staff Sergeant William T. Nolan who was shot down and killed on June 13th 1943 in 42-5215 , can anyone ID any other crew mem

Red Tails movie 1/20/12 (Lynn Fairbanks)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 09:00:42 GMT

Hi guys--been a long time since I've posted but since Holiday break from school is approaching, I'll be online seeing what's going on at AAF.com. Wanted to mention that if nobody brought this up , I thought I would--just got an information packet a

AAF Units in the Continental US by Location (bernies)

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:40:57 GMT

This thread will list units assigned to the Air Corps and Army Air Forces in the Continental US. Alaska and Hawaii are excluded since they were considered "overseas" during World War II. Although the Air Force has published books which cover

Charles H. Freudenthal, author of "A history of the 489th Bomb Group" (bartbrn)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:55:19 GMT

Does anyone know if Mr. Freudenthal is still living? He was a friend of my late uncle Maurice D. Brown, also of the 489th BG, USAAF Station 365, Halesworth/Holton, Suffolk, England. I wasn't aware my uncle was a friend of Mr. Freudenthal's until last nig