Ed in his P-47, 1944 written by Edwin Cottrell At 102-years-old, North Carolina resident Ed Cottrell regularly attends our Monday and Thursday night virtual Zoom programs. He’s shared his remarkable story with us over the years and will be our special guest accompanying us on our Air Field Tour of England in
Written by Bob Connor VBC veteran Bob Connor served with the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam War and has been assisting the Vietnamese government with locating and identifying Vietnamese remains (as well as US remains) buried in unmarked mass graves throughout the country. The driving factor behind Bob's and other veterans' work is seeing
Publicity photo taken in the cockpit of Harry’s P-51 at Ramitelli Air Base in Italy after his April 1, 1945, mission when he shot down three German fighters. Harry’s crew chief is in the background. (USAAF) written by Todd DePastino In May, Tuskegee Airman Harry Stewart joined us on Greatest Generation Live.
B-17 flies through heavy flak to Ludwigshafen, Germany, September 1944 (USAAF) written by Steve Snyder VBC member and guest Steve Snyder is author of Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth, a poignant and meticulously researched account of his father’s bomber crew
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5718) nicknamed “The Widow Maker” of the 94th Bomb Group in flight (Wikimedia Commons) written by Todd DePastino “What a marvelous plane that was and beautiful to fly.” That’s what WWII 15th Air Force pilot Tom Wiley said about his B-17 several years ago at a
Earlier this year, actor Austin Butler appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and said the best part of starring as “Buck” Cleven in Masters of the Air was getting to meet John “Lucky” Luckadoo. “I’m sorry—what’s his name?” asked Colbert. 102-year-old Luckadoo flew 25 missions as pilot and co-pilot of B-17 in the
