Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
I have reached a point in my research where I need to study and delve more extensively. On Friday I spent an incredible day at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Savannah, GA. ...
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Apr
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Apr
Mission 11 – February 24, 1944
The target for the Liberty Lady was dreaded Schweinfurt, the major ball bearing factory center. Now that the bombers had fighter escorts flying into Germany the orders were ...
14
Apr
Schweinfurt
The German city of Schweinfurt was the major center for ball bearing production during the war. When it was bombed by the 8th AF in 1943, the losses of bombers and men were devastating. October 14, 1943, which became to be known as "Black Thursday,"...
09
Apr
Mission 10 – February 22, 1944
Day three of Big Week. The Liberty Lady crew's target is Bernburg where there was a factory for Junkers JU88 fighter planes....
08
Apr
Mission 9 – February 21, 1944
Monday, February 21st. the target was Lippstadt Airfield. A 7 ½ hour trip for the Liberty Lady crew. This was a difficult mission because of the thick overcast. When the cloud cover obscured their principal targets, the heavy bombers had to go to secondary targets...
06
Apr
Mission 8 – February 20, 1944
February 20th was on a Sunday. This was the 1st day of Operation Argument, Big Week, the Allies' week-long offensive against the enemy aircraft industry. For the first time, the 8th Air Force sent more than 1,000 bombers deep into Germany....
01
Apr
Masters of the Air
(2006) Masters of the Air: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L. Miller. This excellent resource is a remarkable history of the Eighth Air Force....