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limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Nov 29, 2017 22:11:26 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Nov 29, 2017 22:11:26 GMT -8
	COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Nov 29, 2017 22:14:14 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Nov 29, 2017 22:14:14 GMT -8 "Air Siege" shows some of the exploits of the Fifteen Air Force in Italy.
	Last Edit: Nov 29, 2017 22:25:22 GMT -8 by limburger59 COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Nov 29, 2017 22:18:14 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Nov 29, 2017 22:18:14 GMT -8 "Target For Today" WW II Documentary showing a mission from the planning, route determination, attack, and debriefing of crews. .
	Last Edit: Nov 29, 2017 22:24:48 GMT -8 by limburger59 COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Nov 29, 2017 22:21:08 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Nov 29, 2017 22:21:08 GMT -8 Flak Storm - planning the route to minimize flak
	Last Edit: Nov 29, 2017 22:24:03 GMT -8 by limburger59 COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Nov 29, 2017 22:23:30 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Nov 29, 2017 22:23:30 GMT -8 How to Fly The B-17 - Ground Operations
	Last Edit: Feb 14, 2019 6:30:26 GMT -8 by limburger59 COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Nov 29, 2017 22:26:45 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Nov 29, 2017 22:26:45 GMT -8 How to Fly the B-17: Flight Operations
	Last Edit: Jul 14, 2019 13:08:13 GMT -8 by limburger59 COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Nov 29, 2017 22:28:40 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Nov 29, 2017 22:28:40 GMT -8 Ditch at Sea and Live in a Boeing B-17
	COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Jul 14, 2019 12:54:53 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Jul 14, 2019 12:54:53 GMT -8 American Bombers Over North Africa A good idea of the scenery we can expect on our first campaign.
	Last Edit: Jul 14, 2019 13:10:16 GMT -8 by limburger59 COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Jul 14, 2019 13:14:53 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Jul 14, 2019 13:14:53 GMT -8 USAAF Land and Live in the Desert for Airman
	COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

limburger59 Group Commander Posts: 3,578	TRAINING FILMS Jun 4, 2022 13:41:52 GMT -8 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by limburger59 on Jun 4, 2022 13:41:52 GMT -8 BAILING OUT OF A B-17 www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMD7Jwxz60w
	COL Calhoun “Cal” Moody - Commanding Officer; 509th (H) Bombardment Group, 15th AF 1 LT Les Brown - Commanding Blues in the Night Captain Peter "Pip" Dickens - Formerly Commanding Great Expectations

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caodwolf: Mission 35: 78th BS: The Heavenly Body the 78th Formation Plane did not return to base. Once the 78th Squadron formed up over the Asiatic Sea the Heavenly Body departed and all contact was lost. Search & rescue operation is underway.... Nov 28, 2024 17:20:29 GMT -8

limburger59: What do you mean by "Happy" Thanksgiving? I want to wish all of you a Hopeful Thanksgiving, and a Reflective Thanksgiving; a Joyful Thanksgiving, and (I'm not being redundant) a Thankful Thanksgiving. Nov 28, 2024 12:58:51 GMT -8

GaryK: Lucky Patch blows up on approach to the target after being swarmed by multiple bandits. Nov 28, 2024 5:11:11 GMT -8 *

eddie: the flak shell passed right through and blew up just above the wing, completely destroying it. Barely holding together, the Miss Behavin is home, lucky to make it. Nov 27, 2024 8:49:21 GMT -8

eddie: "Where the hell is the wing of my plane Lieutenant??!!" yelled our Crew Chief, Master Sergeant Creen. True enough, a hole, both on the top and the bottom of the port wing, between the engines, was big enough to drive a jeep through! But... Nov 27, 2024 8:48:23 GMT -8

ChefEd: Mission 35: 78 BS - Gravel Gertie takes over TEC in Zone 10 Inbound. Nov 26, 2024 7:42:58 GMT -8

ChefEd: Mission 35: 78 BS - Classy Chassy dropping out of formation Zone 10 Inbound, loss of heat in cockpit and tail. Need new TEC. Nov 26, 2024 6:02:30 GMT -8

ChefEd: Mission 35: 78 BS - Classy Chassy drops into TEC Zone 10 Outbound Nov 26, 2024 4:35:48 GMT -8 *

Keltos: Mission 35 78th BS TEC position: Hot Potato aborts and leaves the formation in Zone #10 outbound due to inoperable intercomm system. TEC position to be replaced Nov 26, 2024 1:56:40 GMT -8

kageyone: Mission 35 78th BSOrange's Crate III leaves the formation over the target after loosing nose glass and dropping her bombs, does not return to base. Nov 25, 2024 23:12:30 GMT -8

kageyone: Mission 35 80th BS Rosie informs the squadron that they've lost an engine and are aborting. Nov 24, 2024 23:38:56 GMT -8 *

tomt1999: Duck Soup leads the group... into swarms of fighters (one three-wave and three two-waves) and heavy flak. Made it back worse for the wear. She fires off two red flares on landing approach. Nov 24, 2024 11:53:10 GMT -8

patchall: The filthy Hag had to abort due to an O2 fire in the cockpit and loss of engine. We dropped out in Zone 10 on the approach to the target Nov 24, 2024 9:08:19 GMT -8

caodwolf: Mission 35 78th BS. Flying Oops loses starboard wing over Elbreichsdorf. No chutes are spotted. This makes three lost B-24's of the four reporting-in to date. The Flying Boxcars is taking another beating. Nov 24, 2024 7:23:13 GMT -8 *

eddie: Miss Behavin is back at base after working on the railroad. A few holes in the girl but none in the crew. Nov 12, 2024 6:27:59 GMT -8

kozzackkelt: CAVILIER, lead bomber for 80th, flew mission with no problems. Nov 11, 2024 13:33:00 GMT -8

kageyone: Mission 34, 78th BS TEC Alley Oop (Replacement a/c for Barney's Barn) completes the mission. Nov 10, 2024 23:11:56 GMT -8

rhreiss: MISSION 34 79TH BS Crews report seeing the EASTER BUDDY going down out of control after bomb run. Flak burst took off left wing. Only one or two chutes observed. Nov 10, 2024 13:50:06 GMT -8

ninthaquila: Mission 34, 79th BS: Fortunate Sons drops out of Formation in zone 6, but continues on... After a successful drop, it returns home, barely hanging together Nov 10, 2024 12:53:00 GMT -8 *

limburger59: 80th Sqdn TAIL - Blues in the Night - returns from Mission 34 with no damage. Nov 10, 2024 7:59:37 GMT -8