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Nov. 21, 2024
351st ARS performs heritage patching ceremony

Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron performed a heritage patching ceremony at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Nov. 15, 2024. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II, where the history and legacy is
Oct. 19, 2023
'Silver Dollar' nose art dedication shares latest heritage of 100th ARW KC-135 fleet

The 100th Air Refueling Wing unveiled its latest nose art tribute – “Silver Dollar” – at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, honoring the 100th Bomb Group’s World War II Airmen and aircraft, and coinciding with the 80th anniversary of what became known as “Black Week”, Oct. 10, 2023.
Sept. 21, 2023
100th SFS hosts son of WWII waist gunner on 100th BG B-17 to visit father’s heritage jet, ‘Miss Irish’

As a New York native from Dobbs Ferry, Staff Sgt. Myron “Ty” Ettus had just turned 18 when the news hit that Pearl Harbor had been attacked Dec. 7, 1941. His interest in aviation grew because of the tragic event, leading him to join the U.S. Army Air Force. He took and passed the aviation cadet
June 13, 2023
351st ARS patching ceremony

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 351st Air Refueling Squadron and volunteers from the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum gather after a patching ceremony, Thorpe Abbotts,England, June 9, 2023. The patching ceremony dates back to World War II along with the “Buzzard” patch which is presented to
Feb. 21, 2023
RAFM pilot brings new angle to heritage after serving at three of four squadrons sharing 100th BG roots

During World War II, the 100th Bomb Group at Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, England, consisted of the 349th, 350th, 351st, and 418th Bomb Squadrons. A pilot from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, Capt. Brett Anderson, is now stationed at his third of the modern-day squadrons that all owe their heritage to the B-17
Feb. 10, 2023
351st ARS performs heritage patching ceremony, honors 100th BG veteran

Airmen from the 351st Air Refueling Squadron performed a heritage patching ceremony at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum, Thorpe Abbotts, England, Feb. 2, 2023. Thorpe Abbotts was home to the original 351st Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group during World War II, and the history and legacy is
July 12, 2022
Tale of courage as enemy attack causes 100th BG pilot to become POW at Stalag Luft III

And so, to the final mission...First Lt. Robert "Bob" Wolff, lead pilot of the “Wolff Pack” was, in his own words, a more infamous than famous B-17 Flying Fortress pilot within the 100th Bomb Group, based at Thorpe Abbotts, England, during World War II.
June 17, 2022
From bi-planes to B-17 bomber, 100th BG veteran, ‘Wolff Pack’ pilot, shares memories of WWII

It was St. Patrick’s Day – March 17, 1942 – when 18-year-old Robert Wolff signed up with the U.S. Army Air Forces after watching events unfold after the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.“I had stopped by the Naval Air Corps first, but they wouldn’t touch me because I didn’t have a full
Dec. 10, 2021
From ‘La Mer’ to the air: ‘Bloody Hundredth’ B-17 pilot shares impressions of war

“I arrived at the Las Vegas Army Air Base in the first week of May 1944. On my first night there, I went to the officers’ club to write a letter home, and saw this beautiful lady in a military uniform, with silver wings on her blouse, walking down the hallway past where I was sitting,” said retired
Dec. 3, 2021
From model aircraft maker to B-17 pilot: WWII veteran shares life stories

“I think of my generation, born in the 1920s and 1930s, as the air-minded one we were naturally excited about airplanes much like young people now are excited about space,” said retired 1st Lt. John A. Clark, 98, former 418th Bomb Squadron and 100th Bomb Group co-pilot, who was stationed at Thorpe