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February 1996
Duxford P-47 Restoration
Lengths of Combat Tours
Did 8th Bomb Japan?
Willow Run's B-24
Additional 24 Dec 44 Notes
Orlando Reunion Plans
May 1996
Very Pleasant Gentleman
Duxford Show Spitfires
Reunion Highlights
Shuffling The Deck
Bombing of Billie B
My Moment at the Wall
RAF "Red Arrows" Perform
August 1996
Brits Invade US in WWII
Air Force Memorial Soars
Do You Remember Stone?
Chosts of the Runways
Funeral of Missing Ohio Airman
Hamburg Screwball Express
Museum Grand Opening
November 1996
Youngest to Complete Combat Tour
Schedule of Past Reunions
Christmas at Wendling
Christmas Eve Present for the Nazis
Armament Personnel Salute
February 1997
Orlando Reunion Photos
New Duxford Museum
Schenectady B-26 Restoration
Reunion Business Report
Return to Bassingbourn
Complete Combat Tour Addeendum
May 1997
Pima Museum Features B-24
Invasion from 14,000 Feet
Stories Swapped with Jimmy Stewart
Fools Rush In...
Ike and the 8th AF
Minneapolis Reunion Plans
August 1997
A moment in History
Silent Heroes
Catch 17 and 24
Assembling the Mighty Eighth
Survivability
London off Duty
November 1997
Duxford Dedication 1 Aug 1997
Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold
Museums
Woolnough - Founding Father
MMF Report
Duxford Reunion Photos
February 1998
Leon Johnson an American Legend
Love Letter to a Lady
A Routine Crash Landing
The English Channel
May 1998
Board Meeting Report
Tara Field
James W. Hill
Andersonville POW Museum
Chery Hill Reunion Plans
MMF Report
8th AF - Korea
Vet Finds Piece of Past
August 1998
Formation Flying
Visiting Russian Friends
First Schweinfurt Raid
Childhood in Germany
Air Force Academy Bronze B-24
MMF Update
December 1998
The Bet at Harth
Cherry Hill Reunion Report
Bombers are Bait
No Rest for Luftwaffe
A Path, A Tree, Living Runway
Operation Chowhound
Christmas from the Tower
Academy Bronze B-24 Dedication
March 1999
Response of the FIghters
Bombers as Bait Response
As I Remember - Ground Crew
Lufwaffe Ace over Magdeberg
THe New Boy
The Chowhound
June 1999
Air Strategy for Victory
Savannah Reunion Plans
Daphne
Grardian Angels?
A Fair Comparison
Replacement Crew
How War Dead Came Home
Application of Air Power
September 1999
Fighting Scouts of hte 8th AF
Strategic Bombing Value
Ruth Narie Last Flight
A Muts's Tale
MMF Update
P-38 Lightning
December 1999
A Mut's Tale Part 2
Savannah Reunion Highlights
Black Week on Poland
Mi Amigo
Christmas with GI's
WWII Effect on B-17 Crews
Our Lady In England
March 2000
Fred Gray Story;
RAF - Night Missions
Armor nad Armored
The Burns Family
Little Friends of RAF
The Death Marches
Twins - The Sequel
June 2000
B-24 State & Cit Names
Salt Lake City Reunion Plans
Berlin Raid - 3 Feb 45
Flight Surgeon's Lecture
The Frozen Hatch
Kriegie Journal Notes
Working in Flying Control
September 2000
Historian Roger A. Freeman
When the 8th Was Really Mighty
Tail Gunner's View Out Back
Savannah Mission Experience
Norfolk War-Time Airfields
Back to Berlin
Six Missions over Germany
December 2000
First to Complete 25 Missions
Salt Lake City Reunion Review
8thAFHS & MMF Seperation Notice
Last Bombing Mission
Air Evacuation of Stalag Luft 1
Trouble @ 27,000ft and Falling
March 2001
The Guys on the Ground
German Fighter Scramble
Tom Landry Remembered
Return to Pierrepont sur Avre
2nd AD Norwich Library
The Quiet Man
352nd FG Final Reunion
June 2001
We Were Just Determined
The Long Wait
The Loss of Flying Fortress
DFC Award After Collision
Twin-Engine Fighters
The Century Club
September 2001
Medics
8thAF Hospitals
War Wounds
Looking to the Future
Bike and Bomber
December 2001
Irving Reunion Highlights
Keith Ferris Painting
P-38 vs P-51
Extending the Range
War Travels
The Intrepid Airman
1944 Bombing Mission
Christmas Tales at Oakley
March 2002
The Girl Back Home
Extending the Range II
Second Strategic Air Depot
Mission Frantic II
8th AF 60th Anniversary
New 2nd AD Library
The CDhampion Bomber Men
Doodlebugs
June 2002
Memoriaal Chapel Dedicated
Norfolk Reunion Plans
Gabby - A Roger Freeman Story
September 2002
Straight From Jake!
Col. Earle Aber Funeral
Night Bombing with RAF
Life in a Ground Crew
Effects of Bombing Battlefield
Bomber/Fighter Names & Mottos
German Locomotive Strafing Attacks
Twinwood Control Tower Completed
December 2002
65th General Hospital Final Retreat
Norfold Reunion Highlights
Forgotten Photo of Christmas
American Air Museum Re-Dedication
Formation Flying
Effects of Allied Bombing
More "Straight From Jake"
March 2003
Fighter Ace - Max Juchheim
Dugan Plane Dedication at Duxford
Forge of Fire
You Have The Day - We The Night
June 2003
Iraq Air War Makes Difference
Colorado Spring Reunion Plans
Bonnie-B Final Mission
September 2003
Straight From Jake
U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey
MACR # 6721 - 493rd BG
Ground Pounders Busy at Depots
December 2003
Colorado Springs Reunion Highlights
Visiting AF Academy
Liberator Olds Automobile
Anita Hartman Farewell Salute
100th Anniversary of First Flight
First Raid on Berin
Policeman and the Watch
March 2004
Forming Planes the 2nd AD
Jimmy Stewart, The Man
Mid Air Collision Reminiscence
Straight From Jake
Just Another Day - 28 May 44
Carpetbagger Modifications
Kenneth Gilbert B-24 Champion
June 2004
Kansas City Reunion Plans
James crow Files
Birdie Schmidt Still Flying High
The English Pub
Stars & Stripes Museum
September 2004
Blithe Spirit Over Target
The Dive of His Life
Little Warrior Remembered
THe Long Way Home
The Ploesti Raid
December 2004
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Fire Destroys Yankee Air Museum
Christmas Day Mission
Kansas City Reunion Highlights
March 2005
60 Years Ago
War Bird of 2004
Heritage Museum Activities
James Crow Files
June 2005
Education Younger Generation
Arlington VA Reunion Plans
Blackouts
The Gunners
September 2005
Museum's Chapel Windows
Radar Mechanic Reflections
Continuing the 8th AF Legacy
First Napalm Mission
December 2005
Roger Freeman Obit
B-24 Nose Art
Arlington Reunion Debriefing
German Instructions on POWs
March 2006
Preparing for a Mission
B-17 Nose Art
Saying Goodby to Roger Freeman
Madingley Memorial Services
June 2006
John Bishop's 25 Missions
Bossier City Reunion Plans
Berlin Express Arrives in Paris
Gerald Johnson Story
September 2006
Roll of Honor Fund Drive
An Officer and a Gentleman
Former Enemies Reunite
Have We Not Done Enough?
December 2006
Bossier City Reunion Debriefing
General Lewis Lyle Honored
The Battle Of The Bulge
Night Raids
March 2007
Allied Air/Sea Rescue
Kalamazoo Reunion Plans
385th BG of Walton Hayes
Roll of Honor Place in Museum
June 2007
The Girls back Home
B-17s of the 447thBG
Varga Girls
Continuing the 8th Legacy
September 2007
The Price of Freedom
Kalamazoo Reunion Debriefing
Parachute Wedding Dress
German Oil Industry
December 2007
California Camouflage
Major General Lewis Lyle Honored
Christmas Remembered
Target Brunswick Again
March 2008
Escape and Evasion
Savannah Reunion Details
Being Flight Radio Operator
The Varga Girls
POW Regulations
Museum Section
June 2008
Dresdem, Germany Objectives
Film Crew Returns to England
Roll of Honor
458th Nose Art
B-17 Returns to England
Assembling the Eighth
Museum Section
September 2008
Savannah Reunion Debriefing
Norwegians Honor 8th Crew
Combat Medal Criteria
Air Force Academy Awards
The Last Plane Lost
303rd BGA Retires
December 2008
Destruction in the Air War
The End Of World War II
Pancho Rowe
Mauthausen Nazi Concentration Camp
Patriot Guard Honors Veterans
Re-Fly The North Atlantic?
Russian Rhumba
March 2009
MIAs Recovered in Germany
How H2W "Mickey" Got Its Name
Nazi Bunkers Uncovered
Cincinnati Reunion Plans
Claire Phillips - an American Spy
The Road From Sagan
Mission To Merseberg
James Sloan's Story
June 2009
New Reapers Give a Bigger Picture
WWII Vet Has Stories
B-32 Dominator
The Day My Brother Died
Nissen Huts and Control Tower
Eighth Air Force Bombs Japan
Bauxite Miners
On To "Big B"
September 2009
War Reporter Writes Eulogy
Cincinnati Reunion Debreif
Schottelkorb Crew
Iron Ass
Memphis Belle Control Panel
Fortress ‘Tom Paine’
Flight Engineers Duties
December 2009
Sweet Pea Returns To Italy
Bomber Base In England
Double Exposure
A Pair Of Queens
History Of Veterans Day
How I Becamame A Night Fighter
Christmas with the G.I.’s
The Saga Of B-17g Tail #164
March 2010
Tuson Reunion Plans
The Flying Panther
Passing on the Legacy
The Time Has Come
Willow Run Air Show Plans
Meet Earl Wassom
June 2010
The Luck of “Miss Irish”
Memories of V-E Day
The Demise Of The Lady Jane
September 2010
Tuson Reunion Report
Regensburg and Curtis Lemay
Operation Varsity
Willow Run Air Show Report
December 2010
The Man Who Saved the 401st BG
One Night In London
The Norden Bombsight
Christmas Eve Present For The Nazis
Eighth Air Force History
March 2011
St Louis Reunion Plans
8th AF 'Big Week'
A Fortress Coming Home
Major Glenn Miller – Visits Wendling
Liberty Belle Foundation
A Journey For Answers
A Tribute ro Walter Brown
Pathfinders to Berlin
Liberty Belle Foundation
June 2011
St Louis Reunion Plans
Rounding Up The "Sheriff's Posse"/li>
“To Forgive, Divine”
Collings Foundation
Honoring the Louis McCarthy Crew
September 2011
Herb Schaaf Historical Dvd Collection
Operation Manna-Chowhound
An Ethical Dilemma
My Time With 487th
December 2011
St Louis Reunion Report
A Christmas Note
Hap Chandler's Love for Scotland
Journey To Rattlesden
History of The Memphis Belle
Bishop Crew, Laid to Rest in Arlington
Slightly Dangerous
Impaled on the Horns of a Dilemma
March 2012
My D-Day Missions
Cold War Story
Ridgewell Bomb Explosion
392nd W.C. “Bill” McGinley
Nashville Man Helps Bring B-17 Back
The Bermondsay Battler Loss
June 2012
San Antonio Reunion Plans
History of the Memphis Belle
D-Day Articles
Strike One - Two - Three
B-17 Names
Queen Elizabeth World War Ii
September 2012
A Ring For a Bag of Grain
B17 Survival Story
Bomber Gas Station
Proposed By-Law Changes/li>
Let Freedom Ring
Preserving Your Fam ily History
Return To Rattlesden
December 2012
San Antonio Report
Forewarned is Forearmed
Lest We Forget
Keep Em’ Flying
A Tardy Revelation
Behind Barbed Wire
March 2013
Savannah Reunion Plans
Search for The Lost Squadron
Common Ground
"Bomber Jacket" Journey
Of Windmills & War
“Don’T Fly”
Bricks Tell A Tale
June 2013
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
P-38 Lightning
Bomber Jacket Is Reunited
Forty-Five Equals Forty Plus
A Wartime Romance
Who was Kilroy?
"Little Girl” & “Special G.I.”
Comrades
Defending Freedom
Legion of Honor Articles
September 2013
Savannah Reunion Report
“The Liberty Belle”
They Honor Those Who Serve
In My Father's Footsteps
Wake-Up Call
December 2013
Monopoly boards
WWII Yuletide Facts
Stalag Luft IV
Prison Camp Violin
The Great Escape
Geyer Crew
Christmas Party 1943
March 2014
All's Well That Ends Well
Belly Landing
Arsty “The Saint” Crew
Nashville Reunion Plans
B-52 Involvement in Vietnam
Family of Gunner Learns Answers
June 2014
Into The Wild Blue Yonder
Website Research Navigation
The “Tail” of As-Cend Charlie
Records Fire in St. Louis
POW’s Ring Comes Home
Dropping Tones
A Promising Life Cut Short
Requesting Military Personnel Files/li>
September 2014
McVay and “Ikky Poo”
Mother’s evening with Clark Gable
Winged Boot History
The role of the B-52
Remembering D-Day plus 70
Escape From Switzerland
Death Was Our Co-Pilot
December 2014
B-52's Bring Vietnam to Peace Table
Belgium Rendez-Vous 127
Belle Comes to Nashville
Nashville Reunion Report
You Are Safe
You Are Not Forgotten
March 2015
VIRGO, the Maiden
Omaha Reunion Plans
Boehm crew and the JIGS UP
The General’s Pilot
Taken Prisoner
Three Lessons Learned in War
After 71 years
We Are Free Men at Last…
I Never Got a Good Conduct Medal
Saying ‘Goodbye’ To Some History
June 2015
They Never Returned
Riding in the ‘Buff ’
WWII “Bomber Jackets”
Return to Moon Mountain
Stalag XVII
The Role of Walnut Ridge
September 2015
David and Dewey Holst Story
A Class In Ancient History
D-Day Revisited
The People Of Lisse Remember
Pieces, Parts, and Planes
Memories of a “Forgotten War”
From Across the Pond
December 2015
Betrayals, Secrets,and Consequences
Omaha Reunion Report
The Footsteps Of Bud Owens
Christmas in Wengen
“San Antonio Rose” Crew
Pinpointing the Past
Skies Over Omaha
March 2016
Legacy and An Encounter
Lonesome Polecat
It Is A Small World
Allied Aircrew Memorial Dedication
The B-24 in the Pacific
My Uncle Nick
Brigadier General Jimmy Stewart
June 2016
491st “Belle Ringer” Rememebered
St Louis Reunion Plans
It Takes a Team
452nd Robert Wilcox Story
Johnny Wearing and the B-17
“Powell’s Prowler”
American Air Museum, Duxford
September 2016
Punchy Has Gone West
Texas Raiders Rides Again
Berlin Revisited
D-Day + 72
Living in the Shadow
A Journey Through Time
Hal Minerich And Me
December 2005
CSilent Night, London 1944
St Louis Reunion Debriefing
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
Ashtabula Country Boy
Vintage Radio New Life
Bottisham Airfield Museum
Who Was to Blame? Dad or Me?
March 2017
Band of daughters
New Orleans Reunion Plans
A Purple Heart In The Family
Curtis Campbell Story
June 2017
Berlin Bombing Mission
Alfred Sander’s story
New Society Web Page
Capt Albert L. Schlegel Fate
September 2017
Liberator Pride
Ordinary People/Exrordinary Times
England Corner/Forever America
Norfolk School Boy
December 2017
Madras Maiden in Memphis
New Orleans Reunion Debring
Society's Humble Beginnings
Cole Crew Honored
March 2018
2 Vets - One Shared Mission
Dayton Reunion Plans
From POW to Liberation Day
The Nurse and Naviagtor
June 2018
Witness to the Fire
RAF 100th Anniversary
Enduring Mighty 8th Legacy
September 2018
Across the Pond - John Gilbert
Cambridge Missing Eagle
In My Father's Footsteps
Memphis Belle Dedication
It's All About Character
December 2018
Across the Pond - Cambridge
Dayton Reunion Debriefing
The Baker Crew
Searching for Lt. Dan Nauman
On the Horizon
March 2019
Across the Pond - England Hospitals
Sgt. Joseph De Cusati Story
Vince Losada’s Last Flight
Michael ‘Rosky’ Roskovich
St Louis Reunion Plans
June 2019
Training! Training! Training!
Woman Who Typed D-Day Plans
8th Air Force on D-Day
My First Mission
September 2019
Destination: Debach & Cambridge
Woman Who Typed D-Day Plans
Our Favorite War Story - Corcoran
Shot Down - Howard Snyder
December 2019
The Tail of Major Jerry
Reunion Photos
Story Behind Day's Pay
March 2020
Why is the List of Marines So Short?
Gone, Never Forgotten - Hildebran
The White Sheets of Hemroulle
Memphis Reunion Plans
June 2020
Stronger Together
Coming Home
Father's First Mission
History Data Points
Remembering Dad
September 2020
Commemoration of VJ-Day
Why I Never Spoke of the War
The Flying Chaplain
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