303rd Bomb Group WWII B-17 Bomb Group, Molesworth, England http://www.303rdbg.com Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:53:31 -0600 26 May 2026 07:17:46 -0000 http://www.303rdbg.com/tri-C-m.gif This Day in 303rd Bomb Group History http://www.303rdbg.com Triangle C 75 66 This Day in 303rd Bomb Group History: May 26th <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>May 26, 1944</i></b></font> <br><b>303rd BG: </b>Six 303rd BG aircraft participated in an air-sea rescue. Two search areas were reached and searched, but no dinghies or enemy activity were observed. The search altitude was from 100 to 300 feet. <br> <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>May 26, 1944</i></b></font> <br><b>STRATEGIC OPERATIONS</b> <b>8th AF:</b> Mission 372: 4 of 4 B-17s drop leaflets in The Netherlands without loss. P-38s participate in 2 sweep over The Netherlands for familiarization purposes without loss; 1 sweep consists of 30 aircraft, the second consists of 28 aircraft. <br> <br><font color=#CC0000><b><i>May 26, 1945</i></b></font> <br><b>STRATEGIC OPERATIONS</b> <b>8th AF:</b> HQ 398th Bombardment Group (Heavy) and 600th, 601st, 602nd and 603rd Bombardment Squadrons (Heavy) begin a movement from Nuthampstead, England to the US with B-17s. <br> glm@303rdbg.com (Gary L. Moncur) http://www.303rdbg.com/today.php May 26, 1945-2b 26 May 2026 07:17:46 -0000