In 1938, at the age of 15, Eric G. Newhouse left his native Austria to escape Nazi persecution. Even before he became an American citizen, he wrote the Secretary of War, requesting permission to enlist in the Army....
On July 6, 1944, the royal family made an official visit to Thurleigh Airfield to christen a B-17 honoring Princess Elizabeth. ...
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. ...
Albert McMahan flew B-17s both as tail gunner and ball turret gunner. He was the first person to personally tell me about life with the 306th Bomb Group at Thurleigh where both he and my Dad flew combat missions during World War II....
The 306th Bomb Group Historical Association held its annual reunion the weekend of October 3-6 in New Orleans. Our hotel was just a short walk from the National WWII Museum....
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...
(1982) First Over Germany: A History of the 306th Bombardment Group by Russell A. Strong is the history of the 306th Bomb Group....
The 306th Bomb Group website is an excellent resource for World War II historians....
The 306th Bomb Group Historical Association held its annual reunion the weekend of October 25-28 in Savannah, Georgia. ...
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....