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May 8, 2020 Mara Truslow Uncategorized

10 Little-Known Facts about American Airmen in WWII on V-E Day 75

Wartime Life in England in Pursuit of Victory May 8, 2020 marks 75 years since war in Europe ended in World War II. On the same date in 1945, V-E day celebrations were raucous after six years of prolonged war. Commemorating the end of the war in Europe means remembering the men who fought it and … Continue reading 10 Little-Known Facts about American Airmen in WWII on V-E Day 75

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B-24s of the 44th Bomb Group in Cornwall, England, May 1943, en route to Northern Africa, where they were temporarily stationed for the summer of 1943. ⁠⁠
A wartime image of London. ⁠⁠
Ground crewmen of the 44th Bomb Group work on a B-24 engine at Shipdham Airfield. ⁠⁠
The entrance sign to the 68th Squadron of the 44th Bomb Group. ⁠⁠
Sergeant Sykes, a Waist Gunner on a B-24 crew, captured in the midst of a baseball game at Shipdham Airfield in July 1944.⁠
A 44th Bomb Group squadron party in June 1943 in the mess hall of Shipdham Airfield. ⁠⁠
American GIs on the deck of the RMS Queen Mary in June 1945 en route to the United States after the war in Europe ended.⁠⁠
A windmill captured by American Airman RT Coleman during the war. Location unknown. ⁠⁠

Operation Varsity Footage

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Flying Over 10 WWII Airbases Today

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