Rough Cut: 95th Bomb Group Tribute Video

Credits:

Music: Europe, 'The Final Countdown'

Movie footage: Sonicbomb.com via Youtube

Outstanding B-24 Video: Watch it Here

My friend Marilyn Walton, whose father was a B-24 crewman, emailed me about this outstanding B-24 tribute on Youtube. I checked it out. It is outstanding. Watch it by clicking here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_0GnJ9T2Fc

If this incredibly powerful video does not choke you up, nothing will.

These were brave men.

Emotional Video Tribute to 8th Air Force B-17 Crews

There is a fantastic tribute to 8th Air Force B-17 crews on Youtube. I only wish it were dedicated to all WWII airmen, of all Air Forces. The 15th Air Force also participated heavily in Europe, as did the 9th Tactical Air Force.



View it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLcGKnbm5BA



The painting accompanying this blog entry is by one of my new favorite aviation artists, a self-taught North Dakotan by the name of Scott Nelson. It shows Gale 'Buck' Cleven's B-17, of the 100th Bomb Group, going down. Scott's prints are excellent and affordable. All are co-signed by the subject of the painting, after careful research and dicussion with the individual. I recommend buying them now before they begin to go up in value. I am the proud owner of this particular piece.

Check out some of Scott's other works here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZscott-nelson

Sad Postscript to P-38 story

Fellow WWII aviation historian Marilyn Walton forwarded a message from her WWII aviation sleuth friend Ed in Belgium. According to Ed, the pilot of this aircraft was killed a little over a year after landing on the beach in Wales, while on a mission in North Africa.

Ed writes:

"Seems to be P-38F-1-LO Serial 41-7677 of 14th Fighter Group/49th Fighter Squadron. Had departed from nearby Llanbedr airfield on a training flight September 27, 1942 and ditched into the sea at Harlech due to mechanical problems. Aircraft partially salvaged at the time. Pilot Lt Robert Fred ELLIOTT (O-394428) from Rich Square, North Carolina. He died on a mission December 5, 1942 in Tunisia and is memorialized at the North Africa American Cemetery in Carthage, Tunisia.

Regards, Ed in Belgium"

Also, a good video of the P-38 'Glacier Girl' on its first flight after being refurbishing can be viewed by clicking on this link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2031955095201944515&q=p-38&total=1064&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1

Flight on a B-24 Liberator--Right Here, Right Now--One Click Away

Enjoy the B-17 flights?
Let's go for a ride on the B-24 Liberator.
By clicking on the small rectangle at the right bottom corner of the Youtube taskbar, you can watch the video full-screen.
This is perhaps the best of all the videos, very professionally done, with great sound. It lasts about ten minutes, but you can stop at any time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSy4Qlug6T4&mode=related&search=