Home About Us Contact Donate Newsletter Talk Forum 8th AFHS Links What's New FAQ Guest Book
 Personnel Aircraft Nose Art B-17 Thunderbird Ground Support Uniforms Journals More Info Search
 Mission Reports Combat Crews Individual Photos Photos POW KIA MACR Overseas Graves TAPS   This Day in 303rd Bomb Group (H) History  
The Men – The B-17s – The Missions – The Legacy
These historical pages are dedicated to the 8,960 men who served in the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) "Hell's Angels" during World War II. The 303rd Bomb Group was an Eighth Air Force, B-17 Bomber Group stationed at Molesworth, England from 1942 to 1945. Their motto, Might in Flight, was earned on each of their record 364 combat missions. Their place in history and the legacy they left behind will live forever.

Quick Search

This website contains more than 2,700 separate web pages and over five million words, which are fully indexed and easily searchable. I hope you enjoy your visit and welcome your comments and questions.


B-17G #42-38050 Thunderbird was one of the 303rd's most famous aircraft and one of the few B-17s to fly over 100 combat missions. The B-17 Thunderbird website led to the development of this 303rd Bomb Group website. It contains a wealth of information on that great B-17, including all 538 crewmen who flew on her 134 recorded flights.

Project: FOLDED FLAG – Remembering Those Who Have Passed Away     With Photographs, and Grave and Memorial Photographs   TAPS – Latest 20 Additions – – view the complete listing – Rankin, Earl W (358) 1 May 12 Richard L. "Spider" Smith (360) 11 Apr 12 Grafton N. Smith (427) 31 March 12 Berton F. Almanzor (427) 4 Jan 1997 Donald P. Morin (427) 25 Aug 11 Royal Del Cooley (360) 6 March 12 Robert L. Bates (359) 10 March 12 Fred E. Reichel (427) 8 March 12 Gerald D. Newman (358) 21 Dec 2007 Henry Friedlander (360) 15 Oct 11 Norbert G. Fischer (359) 09 Feb 12 Raymond W. Lary (358) 11 Feb 12 William N. Frost (358) 14 June 11 Ambrose G. Grant (359) 06 Feb 12 John W. Rapp (360) 21 Jan 12 Donald R. Richardson (359) 17 June 2006 Richard P. Beamer (358) 16 Feb 1989 Dudley F. Judd (360) 23 Nov 11 Theron M. "Terry" Hayes (359) 23 Dec 11 Louis "Mel" Schulstad (360) 6 Jan 12 "Gone from our homes, forever in our hearts."

This Day in 303rd Bomb Group History  Subscribe to the RSS Feed

www.303rdbg.com established:  31 Jan 1998
Your comments are appreciated. Website design and graphics by Gary L. Moncur
Entire website contents are copyrighted © 1998 thru 2012 - 303rd Bomb Group (H)
Latest update:  
Copyright and Contact Information