Explore significant dates, missions, people, and events in the history of the 306th Bomb Group. New entries will be added as we continue to preserve and share the Group's history.
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In February 1943, war correspondent and journalist for the Stars and Stripes was selected as one of eight journalists to accompany the 8th Air Force on bombing missions over Germany. After a week's extensive training, Rooney, the youngest of the journalists,…
Prior to taking over command of the 306th, Frank Armstrong was the Commanding Officer of the 97th Bomb Group and led the 8th Air Force’s first bombing mission on August 17, 1942 to the marshalling yards at Rouen-Sotteville, France. Armstrong was the…
Heading back to Thurleigh after a bombing mission to the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France, 369th Bomb Squadron's B-17F #41-24470 "Sons of Fury" piloted by Charles Cranmer was shot down. It had been so badly damaged by flak that two engines were out of…
The 367th Bomb Squadron “Clay Pigeons” had adopted a small orphan girl, Maureen Giddings and nicknamed her “Sweet Pea” after whom AC #42-5130 was named. At the christening, she dipped her hand in paint and placed her handprint on the aircraft as a form…
While undergoing evaluation by the U.S. Army Air Corps at Wright Field, northeast of Dayton, Ohio, the Boeing Model 299 Flying Fortress, X13372—the most technologically sophisticated airplane of its time—took off on its second test flight. Major Ployer Hill,…