I am a proud son of 359th BS Pilot Vern L. Moncur, first pilot of the famous B-17G Thunderbird. Dad's love of his crew, the 303rd Bomb Group and the B-17 rubbed off on me, but it didn't stick until after he had passed away. www.303rdBG.com is hand-coded, without the help of the newer "Word Processor" design methods. What started out as an attempt to display Dad's mission journal online, turned into a life-changing experience. The website is just as exciting to me today as it was the first day it went online. This project has led to countless new friends worldwide. Some have become just like family. Without the love and support of my wife and sweetheart Susan, none of this would have been possible. The credit for the extensive history of the 303rd BG belongs to the men who made it, both on the ground and in the air. The credit for our online content belongs to thousands of contributors, but especially to Harry Gobrecht and Ed Miller. I'm just the guy that put it all together.

Harry was a 358th BS Pilot who brings extensive credentials to the Website Team. He is known worldwide as the premier 303rd BG Historian, serving in that position for the 303rd BGA for twelve years. He collected and cataloged the massive 303rd BGA Archives, now available to everyone in the Gobrecht Family, 303rd Bombardment Group (H) Research Center at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum. He was named 303rd BGA Historian Emeritus in 2004. Harry is also the author of the historic book Might in Flight, which provided the core information for this website as well as The Molesworth Story CD-ROM. Harry is responsible for the website content on numerous pages and for the detailed research on many of the individual crew pages. His goal is to add similar information to every crew page. Harry has answered thousands of questions directed to the website. His detailed responses are most impressive and very much appreciated by our visitors. His contributions to the website are too numerous to mention. Without his skills and dedication, this website might not exist at all. In addition to 303rd BGA Historian, Harry has served in many 303rd BGA positions, including 303rd BGA President. Be sure to see the Gobrecht Crew page and his impressive biography.

Ed was a CoPilot and Pilot in the 360th BS. It was Ed who started the ball rolling for this massive website. His challenge in 1997 to "do more for the 303rd Bomb Group" was the spark that ignited this website project. Ed painstakingly compiled the personnel rosters, over 9000 names, that are a huge part of this website. Ed is a genealogist who has written numerous family history books. It is fitting that thousands of visitors have found our website by searching for their family names. Ed developed the 1st Edition of the historic CD-ROM The Molesworth Story, which led to the 2nd Edition. Over 2000 copies of The Molesworth Story are now in homes and libraries. Ed is still working on personnel rosters, adding details on each member of the 303rd Bomb Group. When his project is complete, we will add his expanded personnel roster to the website. Ed is also working on other 303rd BG projects that he plans to publish on a CD. He has served in many capacities in the 303rd BG for many years, including Membership Chairman and President. Please look over Ed's biography and the Thomas Crew and Miller Crew pages.

Bill is the son of 360th BS pilot William E. Jones, Jr. He is a retired chemist, born on an AAF training base during the war when his father was a flight instructor -- prior to his 303rd Bomb Group service. Like many veterans, Bill's father didn't talk much about the war. For the past few years, Bill has been trying to learn as much as possible about his father's wartime experiences. During that time he has become quite an expert on the 303rd BG. Bill also maintains a website honoring his father and those who served with him. We had corresponded for years when I asked Bill to join our Website Team. He has been a very valuable addition and keeps a close eye on our 303rd-Talk Forum. If you haven't joined, you might want to give it a try. There is a great camaraderie among the members and some very interesting 303rd BG related discussions.

Mark is a VP at EMI Music in the Jazz and Classics division based in New York City. Mark has a BA in History from Marist College and now resides with his wife Joan and son Matthew in Cold Spring, New York in the beautiful Hudson Highlands. He is a World War II enthusiast and collects original photography and memorabilia from the period. His collection includes about 200 original photos related to the 303rd Bomb Group. Mark has contributed many of these photos to the 303rd website and has helped to identify many of the men in these photographs, as well as in photos already on the site. Mark has a keen eye and a unique ability to recognize men he has seen before in photographs. When we find a new photograph without the men identified, we turn to Mark for his expertise.