Tag Archive for: 43rd bomb group

Photo of the Week

Every Tuesday, we will be posting a photo from our enormous archive.…

B-17 Crew of Folmer J Sogaard

The crew of Capt. Folmer J. Sogaard had an almost-fatal encounter…

Unloading the LSTs

A section of the 43rd Bomb Group unloads their cargo. Judging…

A Close Call on Takeoff

On December 22, 1943, 1/Lt. Bryan A. Flatt of the 403rd Squadron…

B-17 Miss Em and Crew

After its service with the Group, CAP’N & THE KIDS was…

Then and Now: Buka Island

After being claimed by the Germans in 1885, Buka was turned…

IHRA is heading to HistoryCamp Colorado

Save the date! This November, the first Colorado HistoryCamp…

Throwing an Incendiary

On night harassment missions to Rabaul, B-17 aircrews would…

Parachuting from THE CHAMP

A member of Capt. William Gowdy’s B-24 crew parachutes to…

A B-17 is damaged during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea

After an air battle with Zeros over the Bismarck Sea on March…

43rd Bomb Group Color Profiles

These B-17 and B-24 profiles, drawn by aviation artist Jack…