Smoking the Ceiling
After each mission, the men of the 306th BG would take a candle and smoke the ceiling of the officers’ club with the date and target for the day’s mission. ...
22
May
27
Sep
Agent Zigzag
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal by Ben Macintyre is the amazing story of World War II double agent Eddie Chapman....
19
Aug
The Americans in Paris
Paris in April of 1945 is where a group of OSS personnel celebrated VE Day. Can you think of anywhere more fabulous to celebrate? ...
28
Apr
Glenn Miller and the Bedford Corn Exchange
The Bedford Corn Exchange was constructed in 1874 and was designed to be a concert venue. The most famous American musician to play at The Corn Exchange during the war was Glenn Miller, but he wasn’t the only celebrity to perform there. Bob Hope, Bing...
12
Nov
306th BG Website
The 306th Bomb Group website is an excellent resource for World War II historians....
07
Nov
306th BG Reunion 2012
The 306th Bomb Group Historical Association held its annual reunion the weekend of October 25-28 in Savannah, Georgia. ...
05
Jun
306th Bombardment Group Museum
The 306th Bomb Group Museum is at the site of the airfield at Thurleigh where the Liberty Lady crew flew from the end of 1943 until March 6, 1944....
30
May
Queen’s Head Hotel
The Queen’s Head Hotel in the Bedfordshire hamlet of Milton Ernest is near to Thurleigh Airfield, just over 3 miles. Reportedly it was the last place that Glenn Miller was seen in public before he took off from a nearby airport on the night of...
23
May
IWM Duxford
One of our favorite stops was Duxford at the Imperial War Museum, housed on the grounds of the former First and Second World War airfield....
22
May
OSS Headquarters London
Grosvenor Square, in the exclusive Mayfair district of the city, is where during World War II most of the Americans could be found. ...