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This B-17 Flying Fortress was named after Queen Elizabeth | We Are The Mighty

During WWII, the naming of American bombers by their crews gave the aircraft a personal touch. Today, bombers like Command decision, Memphis Belle, and Enola Gay, have become famous for the missions carried…

99-year old WWII veteran reflects on service as a B-17 pilot during visit at Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum | WJCL

Seventy-seven years have passed since World War II ended and right now about 240,000 of the 16 million WWII veterans are still living. One of those brave veterans spoke with WJCL 22…

Air Force WWII veterans, 98 to 101 years old to be in panel discussion | WSAV

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force will be hosting a Veterans Panel Discussion on Sunday, May 29 at 1:00pm. The panelists, who are all World War II Eighth Air…

Mighty Eighth Museum commemorates Memorial Day by placing 26,000 flags for fallen airmen | Savannah Now

Pooler’s National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force has placed 26,000 American flags in their Memorial Garden for the annual Flags for the Fallen event. The flags represent the 26,000 Eighth…

“DAMN LUCKY: One Man’s Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History” Book Release Event

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is hosting the national release of “DAMN LUCKY: One Man’s Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History”, by author Keven Maurer…