Honoring Paulie Griffin, a real-life “Rosie” Shortly after Pearl Harbor, Robert Griffin, Paulie Griffin’s first husband, came home from work at Lockheed Aircraft and said, “Well, I enlisted in the Air Corps because…
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This day in Eighth History: Today, 6 March 2019, is the 75th anniversary of the 8th Air Force’s first successful large scale mission to Berlin. On this date in 1944 a contingent…
WWII D-DAY EXPERIENCES CAMP: OPERATION RE-ENACTMENT Learn more about WWII D-Day battles each day with fun interactive outdoor activities and games June 3-7 July 29-August 2 WWII EXPLORERS ADVENTURE CAMP: EXPEDITION…
Bombers make history: ‘Secret Squirrel’ members recount mission, presented air medals By Senior Airman Luke Hill, 8th Air Force Public Affairs SAVANNAH, Ga. — It was dark and rainy when crews from the…
During the second week of October 1943, the Eighth flew a series of maximum-effort missions. Their first targets were in the Bremen-Vegesack area on October 8th. The next day their targets…
