The slouch hat worn by the Army is one of its trademarks, but it is not theirs alone the Royal Australian Air Force wears the HKFF with a dark blue or Air Force. Mail order company specializing in comic books, entertainment and collectible merchandise. USAF, USAAF, Troop Carrier Squadrons, wings, TCS, TCW, MAS, Military airlift squadron, C130, C141, C133, C5. The Victor Index. Last Updated June 2017. Note this is very much a work in progress. This index now lists all of the Victor Annuals and the 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971. This is the Eighth Air Force Shoulder patch that was worn on the left side of the uniform by members of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Modern reproduction. AF Operations in the ETOThe 8th Air Force was activated in Savannah Georgia on 2. January 1. 94. 2 at. Chatham Armory. Next General Ira C. Eaker took the headquarters component to High Wycombe. United Kingdom in February. The first combat operation by members of the 8th Air Force Bomber Command as it was then. July 4, 1. 94. 2 when 6 USA crews borrowed RAF A 2. Havocs from the. British the British called them Bostons, painted USA markings on them. German airfields in Holland this story was published AF magazine, linked above. Six aircraft went out three came back. A portent of things to come. The First Official Mission of the 8th Air Force, Mission Number 1, using their own planes, Boeing B 1. Us Army Feather Patch' title='Us Army Feather Patch' />Flying Fortresses, did not occur until August 1. Rouen Sotteville marshalling yard in France with 1. All returned safely. Sacred Pc Patch 2.28 here. Consider yourself dead. Some of you wont come back from this. Some of you will, but youll be the lucky ones. Briefing officer, 9. BG, 1. 5th AAF, Foggia Italy, to B 1. Navigator Lt. Mike. Scorcio and crew before a mission to Germany. The 9. 7th was originally part of the 8th and was sent to North Africa as part. Operation Torch then later assigned to the 1. AAF. After a year. Italy and became part of the 1. AAF. The Mighty Eighthby Roger Freeman. Air Force Unit Markings. To see a good list of various unit patches you can go to http members. Web. PagesSquadron. Patch. AAFPage. html off. AF Bomber Assembly Areas is a graphic. E Games Galaxy Of Games Red Edition more. Festung Europe. By the summer of 1. Luftwaffe Flak Battery Cross Eyed. Charlie in Holland is an account of a B 2. Germany in the Netherlands. Flak was always the first sure sign of being over German occupied territory. German fighters rarely intercepted bombers on the way in over the ocean. USAAF. ETO Casualty Summary GPO 1. PDF. This was produced in. ETO combat casualties. Also includes worldwide totals for all of World. War II. A 1. 94. 5 Wehrmacht joke When we see a silver plane, its American. A black plane, its British. When we see no plane, its German. The joke is based on the production ability of the US and British during the War. B 1. 7Fs on the Seattle production line in September of 1. B 2. 9 Superfortresses at the same Seattle plant in 1. They even went to the effort to hide the Boeing plant from air attack. Air Force Combat Losses in Europe was heavy. You had a higher percentage. AF than if. you were in the infantry in the front line. Like all statistics, this fact. AF losses against all personnel in. In actuality, it was even higher if you only count the front line regiment combat personnel and not the whole division. A US division was 1. A typical Medal. of Honor Citation for B 1. Lt. Donald J Gott Gotts co pilot. Lt William E Metzger Jr, was also awarded the MOH. Fighter Units and Pilots of the Eighth Air Force September 1. May 1. 94. 5Volume 2 Aerial Victories Ace Data by Kent Miller Any base had local pub nearby, but every US base had an Officers Club and. Enlisted Club on the base. This is the Red Feather Club at Horham which was the base of. Bomb Group H flew out of during World War Two. Inside the building an enlisted man painted scenes out of medieval England. Every wall was painted in very bright colors to liven up the atmosphere. There are many buildings with original artwork, and mission boards, on some. US during the Second World War. All the buildings were run down and almost gone before a two year effort. I took this picture of it in. July of 2. 00. 4. Not everything was fun and games. You had to follow lots of SOPs Standard. Operating Procedures when flying. Here is the SOP. of the 3. BG H from. 1. 94. I got this out of their newsletter. After a raid you had to land and of course that was also highly choreographed. The landing procedures for bomber formations that. SOP. Planes with wounded aboard. A pilot always taught the 2nd real phase of flight training. Gear up, flaps up, shut up. After any raid there was always an intelligence assessment. Here is an 8. megabyte PDF file of the combat report on the first US. AF Bomber mission to Berlin on 8 March 1. BGH. Memorial for the 3. BG H in the form of stained glass in the Parish Church of St. James the Apostleat Grafton Underwood, Northants, England. There are memorials at almost every base the 8th was stationed. American units were. A site dedicated to a specific air battle in Czech Republic called Museum Of Air Battle Over The Ore Mountains in regards to the 1. Bomb Group. Not all aircraft shot down were destroyed. Some were repaired and used by. Luftwaffe for behind the lines work. KG 2. 00 is the outfit that did this. They even use biplanes in this role. See the site http surfcity. Gloster Gladiators. Research Sites Specifically for the 8th Air Force. Other 8th. AFHS Web Sites I have a page for the local Oregon. Chapter 8th. AFHS on this site. Airfield and Related Web Sites. Nude Patch the biggest nude mods and game skins collection.