What did WWII airmen wear on missions? This video examines the flight gear of the USAAF’s 8th Air Force as shown in 'Masters of the Air,' blending history with cinematic storytelling. Golden ...
The coming year will be one of remembrance…a time to pay homage to all those, men and women, who fought for our freedom in the Second World War at home and abroad. It is 80 years since victory ...
Husbands, sons, brothers and friends are buried in cemeteries across the world and those who did return had been to hell and back. The memories of the USAAF moves from one generation to the next and ...
RAF Thurleigh, built in 1941, was used by the RAF before being handed over to the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) only a year later. The USAAF used the base to launch bomber operations against ...
The RAF transferred the site to the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), and in August 1943 USAAF Station 237 opened at the airfield. Locals recalled the impact this had on the relatively quiet ...
My Mother and Other Strangers follows the fortunes of the Coyne family and their neighbors as they struggle to maintain a normal life after a huge United States Army Air Force (USAAF) airfield ...