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Masters of the Air – Episode 9 Recap

Posted on March 19, 2024January 24, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 9 of Masters of the Air.

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Masters of the Air – Episode 8 Recap

Posted on March 12, 2024January 24, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 8 of Masters of the Air.

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Masters of the Air – Episode 7 Recap

Posted on March 7, 2024January 24, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 7 of Masters of the Air.

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A somber memorial to one of World War II’s deadliest air raids | Hamburg, Germany

Posted on March 7, 2024March 1, 2025 by Jake Wynn

My first trip to Germany in 2022 brought me new perspectives on the realities of air bombardment during the Second World War.

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Masters of the Air – Episode 6 Recap

Posted on February 27, 2024January 24, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Episode 6 follows characters from 100th Bomb Group to POW camps, Flak Houses, and meetings to promote Allied cooperation.

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2nd Lieutenant Harry Hopple | Lost on a bombing raid in March 1944

Posted on February 23, 2024March 1, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Hopple was serving as bombardier on a mission over Germany when his plane went missing and was presumed lost at sea.

Posted in Williamstown, World War IITagged Air War, B-24, Bomber, Coal Region, Dauphin County, England, Killed in action, Missing in action, Second World War, United Kingdom, Williams Valley, Williamstown, World War 2, World War II, WWIILeave a comment

Masters of the Air – Episode 5 Recap

Posted on February 19, 2024January 24, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Episode 5 takes us to the skies over Muenster, Germany where the 100th Bomb Group experiences unbearable losses.

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Masters of the Air – Episode 4 Recap

Posted on February 13, 2024January 24, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Episode 4 shows us the aftermath of the Regensburg raid and the consequences of the war on the fliers of the 100th Bomb Group.

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A Pennsylvania airman’s letter about the air war over Europe | 1944

Posted on February 9, 2024February 7, 2024 by Jake Wynn

Schuylkill County native wrote home to friends alluding to the horrors he was witnessing in the skies over Europe.

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Masters of the Air – Episode 3 Recap

Posted on February 6, 2024January 24, 2025 by Jake Wynn

Episode 3 follows the 100th Bomb Group on the mission to Regensburg, Germany in 1943.

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