Enemy fighters and flak were not the only dangers up in the cold blue. During WWII flying at altitudes above ten thousand feet required oxygen and special clothing for extreme weather conditions. Flying at those heights it was not uncommon to freeze your hand to a piece of metal or pass out due...
Flight Officer Steve Odahowski flew a British Horsa glider for the 434th Troop Carrier Group, 71st Troop Carrier Squadron. On D-Day he would land his Horsa glider behind enemy lines near Hiesville, France. This would be his first and only flight during the war...
We just released our new video, 'B-17 "City of Savannah" from the National Museum of the Eighth Air Force.' A short video detailing the history of the museum's largest and most popular plane.