During World War II, the 303rd was one of the first VIII Bomber Command B-17 Flying Fortress units in England. The group's "Hell's Angels" is recognized by the USAF as the first B-17 to complete 25 combat missions in the ETO on 13 May 1943, six days before the Memphis Belle, though 12 days after Delta Rebel 2.
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The true story of World War 2's legendary Hell's Angels—the 8th Air Force's 303rd Bomb Group. Although the United States declared war against Germany in ...
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"Hell's Angels" has now completed its 300th mission. We are the first heavy bombardment group having completed this number of missions from American bases in ...
In tribute to one of the most famous Flying Fortresses of World War II, Hell's Angels (#41- 24577), the 303rd Bombardment Group took its name, Hell's Angels.
Irl Baldwin, the pilot of Hell's Angels, was the first bomber pilot in the Eighth Air Force to complete twenty-five missions.
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Also, you will learn how the entire 303rd became known as Hell's Angels, the first heavy bombardment group to complete three hundred missions from American air ...
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Also, you will learn how the entire 303rd became known as Hell's Angels, the first heavy bombardment group to complete three hundred missions from American air ...