Reminder from: 918archbury Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/918archbury/cal Happy Birthday! Mrs. Higginbottrm Monday August 11, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:00...
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Col. Higginbottem, I'm back from leave. Tanned, rested and ready to start combat tour number three and take over HQ so you can head over to the other side of ...
Ludlum saying that a negro fighter group was more aggressive and would stay with the bombers longer than white fighter pilots is racist talk. Nick the Greek...
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Aug 28, 2008 4:00 am
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I don't know how much more aggressive the 332nd was, but I do know they stuck in close to the bombers. Col. Davis interpreted the standard fighter group...
Attitudes have changed mightily since WWII. My African-American Battalion Command Sgt Major was a Korean veteran and was every bit of a gentlemen. During my...
28 June 1943 21:38 hours local Colonel Shannon Lucky, Air Corps (ren.) Deputy Group Officer 918th Bombardment Group (H) APO 855 Archbury, England Re:...
To: Operations, Squadron Commanders, All Personnel From: Commanding Officer Subj: Status Board and Other Information 1. The Aircrew Status Board will be...
Friends, I have returned to Archbury, and will now begin to update all CCRs and work on the next mission. The deadline for Mission 48-50 is on the 10th, but it...
OPERATION STARKEY A "Mock Invasion day," training for D-Day. VIII Air Support Command Mission 55: 217 B-26's are dispatched to the coastal defenses around...
Scott, Can't get away for them this year. The closest living history I'll be doing is as a US Marshal at a Civil War event at Brownville, NE. Military...
Roger that, I will take a bunch of photos and post them. Scott ... From: Shannon Lucky <conagher_1880@...> Subject: Re: [918archbury] Victory days To:...
Yup, I hate it too! Glad all I do is call out the specialists and wait. Scott ... From: Shannon Lucky <conagher_1880@...> Subject: Re: [918archbury]...
Attention all Combat Crews: The AARs you have sent me or filed in the cabinet have been recived and your CCRs are being updated. Still waiting for some AARs...
Gregory, Yes the nomenclature has a meaning. B17G-35-DL 42-107212 Means as fallows; B-17 is the aircraft type (you know this), the “G” is the model type...
15 June 1943 18:54 hours local Colonel Shannon Lucky, Air Corps (ren.) Commanding Officer 918th Bombardment Group (H) Archbury, England Re: Eighth Air...
An Order: To: MSgt Dunkirk, NCOIC Maintenance From: Col Lucky, Commading Officer Subject: Group and Air Division Markings Pursuant to a directive from 120th...
Liz, Boy did I mess this one up!! I must be getting OLD TIMERS. Sorry for not getting the name right!! I looked at the email address (and even got that...
To: All 918th Personnel From: Group Headquarters, Col. Lucky Subj.: Birthday of the United States Air Force 1. On 18 September 1947 President Harry S. Truman...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the 918archbury group. File : /918th Bomb...
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To: Lt. Col. Kimura, Ground Exec From: Col. Lucky, Group Commander Just took a look at the Group records board. Excellent job, as always. Some updates need...