Browse Illinois Research and Scholarship (Open Community) by Subject "8th Air Force"

  • "Mary Ruth" Memories of Mobile... We Still Remember 
    Getz, Lowell L. (Fighting High, 2008-10)

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  • Oschersleben, 11 January 1944 
    Potter, G. William; Getz, Lowell L. (2015-03-17)
    Abstract: On 11 January 1944 the US 8th Air Force mounted a maximum effort raid on targets deep in Germany in the vicinity of Brunswick. As the Strike Force moved over the continent, weather conditions, both over continent ...

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  • The“Memphis Belle”: One Came Home Stories of Those Left Behind 
    Getz, Lowell L. (2015-09-01)
    On 17 May 1943, B-17 No. 41-24485, “Memphis Belle”, of the 91st Bomb group, stationed at Bassingbourn Air Base, completed her 25th combat mission over the continent. Two days earlier, her regular crew, that of Cpt Robert ...

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  • Two Pilots, Two Daughters, One Bond 
    Getz, Lowell L. (2007)
    During World War II, the ten-men crews of heavy bombers trained together for several weeks in the States before being sent overseas and into combat. When in combat the lives of the crew depended on all crewmen performing ...

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  • Warren T. Smith, Copilot 
    Getz, Lowell L. (2012)
    On 6 January 1945 a B-17 heavy bomber, “Jeanie”, from the 91st Bomb Group was shot down by anti-aircraft fire ten minutes after it completed a bombing run over Cologne, Germany. Four crewmen, including the copilot, 1Lt ...

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