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Remembering Fighters and Flyers of WW II (redirect)


This page is dedicated to honoring those who served in WWII, especially those who flew with my Grandfather S/Sgt John Paul Deffinger, a B-17 Ball Turret Gunner with the 303rd Bomb Group, better known as the "Hell's Angels", and the 360th Bomb Squadron.

303rd Bomb Group

The 303rd Bomb Group was one of the original heavy bomber groups to join the 8th Army Air Force in England in WWII. Click here for More info on 303rd Bomb Group.

Information on

Combat missions flown by Capt Wm. E Jones.

Mission Summary Sheets for combat missions #1 thru 349 flown by 303rd BG (images).

Mission Summary for combat missions #1 thru 364 flown by 303rd BG (text file).

For more info on missions flown by the 303rd Bomb Group, visit the 303rdbga web page missions list.



Pictures of 303rd Bomb Group Aircraft in action.

For more pictures of 303rd BG B-17s taken on
actual missions, CLICK HERE . .
For more newly uploaded images, CLICK HERE.



Bomb damage photos taken from 303rd Bomb Group B-17s on actual missions.

These pictures show the incredible resolution possible from more than 25,000 feet altitudes.

For more BDA pictures, CLICK HERE, or on the pictures at the right..

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Links to other sites with Army Air Force WWII info

  • 303rd Bomb Group Association
  • Heavy Bombers: ArmyAirForces.COM
  • WWII Combat Chronology
  • Story of a 303rd Bomb Group Crash
  • Biography of a Ball Turret Gunner
  • The Ball Turret Gunner on a B-24
  • World War Two blog Oklahoma WWII
  • Making the warbirds of World War II fly again

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