How We Served, by John Kenneth Justin
Air Force, Air National Guard, Army Air Corps, Army Air Force, and Civil Air Patrol
Justin-Kossor Air Force Oral History Center
Anecdotes
This page is a series of links to stories about the Air Force, Air National Guard, Army Air Corps, Army Air Force, and Civil Air Patrol. The Air Force includes all units including civilian employees, and ROTC.
Most of the Stories below have been submitted by service members to me by email. If you have any such stories to submit please email me below. Thank you and enjoy. Other stories on pages other than Center Pages are either ones I have found on the web or ones others have told me of which contain similar material. If you know of such a site, please pass the address on to me.
Stories
An English Girl's Impression Of Invasion By The Yanks, Marion C. Hoffman, 323rd Sqdn, 91st Bmb Grp, 8th AF, USAAF (new 3/19/01)
Origin of term Air Force One, (link no longer good) Paul A. Barnes, S/MSgt, Ferrying Command/ATC, World War Two & SAM. DCA / MATS / SAC, Cold War & HQ 7th AF, Vietnam USAF, Use Back Key To Return
B17 Collision over Perle, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Memorial Museum Site, 550th Bmb Sqdn/551st Bmb Sqdn, 385th Bmb Group, 8th AF, USAAF, Use Back Key To Return
B17 Mi Amigo, WWII Bomber Crew Remembered, Stars and Stripes Article on B17 crash
410th Bomb Group, Unit History, 9th AF, USAAF
410th Bomb Group POWs and Evadees, By Jack Deuitch, S/Sgt, Gunner, 644th Bomb Sqdn, 410th Bomb Group, 9th AF, USAAF
Bunny Suits, Forrest S. Clark, 67th Sqdn, 44th Bomb Group, 8th AF, USAAF
A Christmas Eve To Remember, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
A Memorable Christmas, By Marion C. Hoffman, 323rd Sqdn, 91st Bmb Grp, 8th AF, USAAF
A Surprise Landing, by Karl Haeuser, Mopsy, 410th Bomb Group, 9th AF, USAAF
And A Prayer Forrest S. Clark, B24, 44th Bmb Grp, 8th AF
B17 Mi Amigo, WWII Bomber Crew Remembered, By Ron Jensen, European Stars & Stripes
Berlin, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
FIDO, Reg Miles, Flight Engineer, RAF
Fireflight at Katum RVN, Pat Hatch, 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron, USAF, Vietnam Use Back Key To Return
Flak, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
Flight Log of Reg Miles, 1664 HCU page one, page two, 432 Squadron page 1, 2, 3, 4, 420 Squadron page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Reg Miles, Flight Engineer, No1SoTT Halton/ MUs/ Snowy Owls, 420 Sqdn RCAF, 6 Group Bomber Command, Tholthorpe, Yorkshire / 511 Transport Command, RAF
Guam, 1953, George, USAF
It's Hard to be a Hero if your Story has been heard before!, By Art Heiden, Capt, 79th Ftr Sqdn, 20th Ftr Grp, 8th AF, USAAF
Jump!!!, by Carl Heimaster, Crew 6, 724th Sqdn, 451 Bmb Grp, 49th Wg, 15th AF, USAAF
KG6FAA, Ham Radio in Paradise, Guam 1951 - 1953, Anderson Air Force Base, USAF, Use Back Key To Return
Lady Be Good, Story of a Missing B24 in Saharra Desert, 376th Bmb Grp, Use Back Key To Return
Last Flight of Halifax W7677, Luxembourg Crash Memorial Page, 102nd Sqdn, RAF, Use Back Key To Return
Mail Plane, Reg Miles, Flight Engineer, RAF
Mercy Mission to Malaya, by John Behague, Liberator, 356 Sqdn, RAFVR, WWII, Use Back Key To Return
Merseberg, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
Mission Possible - Fulda, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
On To Metz, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
Our Greatest Fear, Story of October 26, 1944, Louis Correia, 452nd BG, 8th AF, from site selling a book, Use Back Key to Return
Pacific Air Force C-130 Stories, Sam McGowan, C-130 Aircrew, 35th Troop Carrier Squadron / 463rd Troop Carrier Wing, USAF Vietnam, Use Back Key To Return
Picadilly Commandos, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF
PLUTO, Reg Miles, Flight Engineer, RAF
Randolph and Gyro, 410th Bomb Group, 9th AF, USAAF
Remembrance, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
Ride of the Valkyrie, North American's XB-70, Story of the first Mach 3 aircraft, Use Back Key to Return
Rose of York by Ed Gregory, SgtFC, 8th AF, USAAF
Stalag Luft IV, By Jack Deuitch, S/Sgt, Gunner, 644th Bomb Sqdn, 410th Bomb Group, 9th AF, USAAF
Sunday in Picadilly, 1953, Mike K, 1953, USAF
Square Eggs, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF
England East Anglia Aerial Lighthouse, The Caravan Role in World War II, The "Gypsy Wagon", By James H. Graham (458th) (new 5/17/01)
The Flak Home Caper, By A. Willard Reese, 1st Lt, 751st Sqdn, 457th Bmb Grp, 8th AF, Use Back Key To Return
The Flak House Capers, By Art Heiden, Capt, 79th Ftr Sqdn, 20th Ftr Grp, 8th AF, USAAF
The Last Mission I Flew In The B26 Marauder By Lt Joseph R. Chiozza, 495TH and 496TH Bmb Sqdn 344 Bmb Grp
They Did Not All Die At The Little Bighorn, By Robert J. Kilby, Jr., 731st Bmb Sqdn, 452nd Bmb Grp, 2nd Div, 8th AF, USAAF
Tragic Shootdown, Soviet Destruction of C-130A and crew over Armenia, 2 Sep 58, 7406th Spt Sqdn/6911th Rad Grp Mbl, USAF, Cold War, Use Back Key To Return
We're going to Ditch!, Dale Van Blair, Tail Gunner, 715th Bomb. Sqdn., 448th Bomb. Group & 564th Bomb Sqdn., 389th Bomb Group, USAAF
Zoomies, by Curator, Amn, Det 165, ROTC, USAFR
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LINKS
2nd Armored Division's Its A Fact Page, Stories and Factoids
31st Squadron, RAF, Unit Homepage with stories, unit history and more
Carpetbaggers, 778th Squadron, 492nd Bmb Grp / 801st Bmb Group, Unit Website with Anecdotes of Special Operations Unit, USAAF, WWII
Flying Tigers, The Film, Veteran Interviews, Website of a PBS documentary on the Flying Tigers
Memories of War, More Veterans Stories, Use Back Key To Return
Missing Planes of 452nd BG, Edward Hinrichs, Website selling book with Excerpts of fates of several bombers and crews with stories
Reedham Marshes Collision, TV programme page on a show about B17 Crash with animation
Robert Quirk's Page, Many RAF history related stories
Royal Wings Discussion Page, site devoted to discussion posts about RAF service, past and present,Use Back Key To Return
Stirling Bomber Pages, RAF Type Page with some anecdotes
Stories of the 452nd BG, Edward Hinrichs, Website selling book with stories of 25 men in Group
The Online DC-3 Aviation Museum A Webpage about the DC-3, C-47, R4D aircraft with stories. Useback Key To Return
World War Two Preservation Society, More Veterans Stories, Use Back Key To Return
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