National Mighty Eighth Museum
2025年1月7日 · The B-17 is known for its dominant role in defeating the Axis Powers. Find out more about the restoration of our own City of Savannah. LEARN MORE
B-17 City of Savannah | National Museum of the Mighty 8th Air …
Since 2009 a volunteer crew of historical aircraft enthusiasts has invested more than 60,000 hours in returning the City of Savannah to its 1945 combat configuration. Today, this Flying Fortress is the finest example of a restored B-17G. Along with the B-24 Liberator, the Fortress was tasked with carrying out the then unproven airwar mission
Exhibits | National Museum of the Mighty 8th Air Force - Mighty …
Once completed, the new “City of Savannah” will be the finest static display of a B-17 in the world. A second authentic aircraft is the Boeing-Stearman PT Kaydet. The PT-17 was one of the most widely used training aircraft in the United States.
The Guns of the B-17 Flying Fortress | Guns.com | National …
It is no understatement to say that the B-17 bomber is one of the most famous airplanes to fly a mission. Today we look at the hardware that lived up to its well-deserved “Flying Fortress” name.
B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration by Jerome J. McLaughlin
Through engaging narrative and first-person accounts, B-17 Flying Fortress Restoration captures the painstaking restoration of a World War II-vintage Boeing B-17 bomber by more than 100 volunteers in Pooler, GA.
National Museum of the Mighty 8th Air Force - Mighty Eighth
Only a few miles from where the Eighth was activated in Savannah, this dream was realized with the Mighty Eighth Heritage Center; today’s National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Unlike places such as Lexington and Concord, Gettysburg and Normandy, we cannot experience battlefields at 25,000 feet.
99-year old WWII veteran reflects on service as a B-17 pilot during ...
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.
Author Talk: Memoir of a B-24 Pilot, The Story in His Own Words
2024年11月20日 · The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force's Author Talk series is proud to present Karen Hoaglund & Donna Burgard, who discuss the story of Lt. John R. “Bob” Hanzlik in Memoir of a World War II B-24 Pilot | The Story in His Own Words.
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Brief History of the Eighth Air Force | National Museum of the …
Their valor was unparalleled. As the teenagers and young men of the Eighth battled the enemy at 25,000 feet, such bravery earned them 17 Medals of Honor, 220 Distinguished Service Crosses, and more than 420,000 Air Medals.