Museum dedicated to unit that suffered highest casualties in WW II Very informative museum which is located in Savannah because the 8th Air Force was activated in Savannah before relocating to Europe. There is a B-17 on display as well as other items related to the 8th's...
Remember that when Lofty served in the SAAF, South Africa was a ‘Union’ and a ‘Dominion’ – Canada, the UK and Australia were all military Allies with South Africa as they were also part of the Commonwealth and all of them took part as partners in WW2 fighting the onset of Fascism ...
Innocent citizens were killed with the estimated sixty million casualties, which lead to the question as to the morality of the different actors—Germany, Japan, England and America— in WWII. In order to truly assess their guilt, meaning their moral innocence, each country will be measured ...
1,172,000 patients were transported by air. About half were ambulatory patients (the “walking wounded”) and half were litter patients. Only 46 patients died in flight, although several hundred did perish in crashes. By 1944, 18 percent of all Army casualties were evacuated...
The insignia (Roundel) of the Finnish Air force 1918–1945 The Finnish Air Force Roundel from 1945 on: "Never EVER ever Volunteer to Volunteer." End Discussion. "Chilanko Bye." Stepson of Arthur Ellison Sovereign: See: http://www.members.shaw.ca/ASovereign/Art.html WW2 Bomber Command RCAF...
In March 1948, Bellows was renamed Bellows Air Force Base. In 1958, it was redesignated as Bellows Air Force Station when its runways were closed, terminating its status as a flying field. By that time, the Marines had already been using the area for air-to-ground training for seven ...
Story of the experiences of a B-17 navigator with the U. S. Eighth Air Force in Europe during WW2, with photos taken during his tour of duty and news articles describing his missions. Also included are sections showing aircraft photos and war posters.
The families did receive compensation from the US Government in thesum of $5,000 dollars to the adult's family and $3,000 each to the families of the(5)children. They were the only known casualties on US soil from enemy attack. SILENT REMINDER: Today a monument stands with the names ...
The US Air Force has since the end of the second world war been regarded as the supreme air force of the world, but with its increased spending in the middle east and the Russian military budget having increased a lot over the last two decades, how does the air forces look compared to...
The attack had been in the planning for many years to attack and weaken the United States Naval force. Japan wanted to do this to gain more superiority in the Atlantic and to grow their ties with European nations. In this paper I will talk about the people, the planning, the attack, ...