July 30, 2024 100th ARW honors WWII B-17 ‘Little Boy Blue’ on 80th anniversary of crash It was July 19, 1944, when a B-17 Flying Fortress headed out over East Anglia on its 67th mission, taking its aircrew on their 18th mission. For the aircraft – “Little Boy Blue” – and its crew, it would be their last flight, as it fell from the skies into a farmer’s field in Suffolk, England.Eighty
Jan. 23, 2024 Bringing 100th Bomb Group legacy to life U.S. Airmen, civilians and invited guests from the 100th Air Refueling Wing were privileged to view an early release of the first episode of the upcoming "Masters of the Air" miniseries at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Jan. 19, 2024.
Feb. 6, 2017 Dog tags make final journey home to WWII veteran A gathering of friends, family and Mighty Eighth Airmen made way as the guest of honor slowly approached the front of the stage. Raymond Odom, a 93-year-old World War II veteran, sat patiently in a large chair on stage as he waited for the unveiling of a memento he lost while serving in the U.S.