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I visit the Billingford horse shoe Pub most fridays and i know most of the boys from thorpe abbots 100th bomb group had a drink there or their last drink during the war very sobering thought

Lucky. One of the greatest generation. Thank you.

Lucky for President. A real man. Respect.

The acoustics in that room really suck.. Fix it!

Frank was fined a $100 for his decision to take the girls flying. He got off pretty easy, I’d say. Great story and thanks for publishing it.

The Germans DIDN'T pick the 100th Bomb Group out for such vicious attacks over other bomber groups simply at random! They had a VERY good reason! Early in the 100th's career, one of their B 17's was damaged during a raid, and fell out of formation and found itself alone. suddenly it was under attack by two Me 109's. Already damaged, The bomber lowered its landing gear, indicating its desire to surrender. The German fighters broke off the attack and assumed an escort formation and signaled the B 17 to follow them to their airbase. The B 17 pilots waved in reply, and all of a sudden, the bomber's guns opened up on the German fighters shooting both of them down! The B 17 then raise its landing gear and flew back to its base in England! BUT, the Me 109 pilots had radioed back to their base the bomber''s markings including what unit the B 17 belonged to. So, when the fighters reported back to base that they were being fired on by a plane AFTER it had surrendered......... THAT is why the Germans went after the 100th Bomb Group the way they did!

It’s so special to listen to these heroes! These are the men( just boys back then), that got the job done,won the war!!🫡🇺🇸

Our forefathers ((the greatest generation to date) my grandfather was a boiler teck aboard the USS Bassett APD-73, destroyer escorted. Second ship on the scene to pick up survivers of the USS Indianapolis.) These men set the standard for current American military.

Brilliant

It sounds amazing!

I got hes book!!.lov it

❤ awesome

If you go to minute 30, the 75 year old John Lucky Lucadoo, is now the last man alive from this video as of 4-3-24, 27 YEARS LATER. He just turned 102. ua-cam.com/video/-ofRYGsxJCU/v-deo.html

That was an amazing video! All those men would’ve been around 70 years old then and so young still. It makes me happy and sad to see that many of those men at that reunion. What a great bunch of stories must’ve flown around at those reunions.

Wow, from Rome NY,

How special to hear these guys. Thank you!

After watching Masters of theAir, this was just awesome! Thank you so much!

like if you're here after masters of the air

Masters of Air is great book. The series although sucks. Very disappointing, cherishing Band of Brothers and the Pacific.

Fantastic interview - truly the greatest generation. We owe them so much. Am I right in thinking the interviewer is the son of Harry H. Crosby?

Lucky! What a man!

Legends

Heroes

God Bless them. So young to go through such trauma.

Oh God what I'd give to talk to those men. What I'd give to talk to the men that saved the world

I just finished reading Masters of The Air and it was great, had a hard time putting it down. While we didn't have any family members in the Air Corp in WWII we did have one in the Navy & one in the Marines. I consider myself truly fortunate to have heard their stories first hand. We also had family members serve in WWI, Korea, Vietnam, & the Cold War. Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!

I think we should film their reaction of the whole movie. I’m sure they will get emotional, and perhaps some nostalgia

The second guy looks really good for his age! I hope they all have many more peaceful years! They deserve it for the sacrifices they made.

wow, that is amazing. The greatest generation

This series is going to be amazing. I'm so glad that at least a few of these men get to see this show honoring their heroic efforts and their buddies. To the men who didn't come home, may you RIP and thank you for the sacrifices and may God bless 🙏 these men still with us! The greatest generation... man, these men and women were such a treasure and courageous!!! 🫡

God bless them all. I got to meet Rasmussen and Luckadoo last May at the Museum of the Mighty 8th outside Savannah. It was an honor to be with them and hear their stories. May we never forget their sacrifice and the ultimate sacrifice of their comrades. Tail winds always.

They really were the absolute best of their generation..and that was pretty damn good..

Just finished the book "Lucky Luckadoo" . Great reading, thank you for sharing your story! Thank You for your service!! Amazing Veteran🇺🇲💯

The masters of the air. Heroes!

Makes me tear up. What a moment

My Dad was a waist gunner in the 100th BG , 351st on the Piccadilly Lily . He flew the majority of his missions in JUN-Oct '43. He flew on the Regensburg/ Swienfurt mission of AUG17, '43. His diary entries from that battle are a sobering read . He details the number of enemy fighters they encountered, how many they shot down ( he shot down 2) and seeing another plane take hits and explode . His after battle diary entry while in N. Africa discusses the 'buddies' whose cots were empty when they got to that temporary base . He names off the guys who didn't make it back from his unit. Heart wrenching to read.

so pleased Richard Kept that recording :)

For all my life God you 've been faithful, and all my life you been so,so good to me, so with every breath that I am able, I will sing of the goodness of God. To have those eye witnesses available to us as a nation is an informative blessing.

An incredible learning experience for me to learn about the 100th Bomber Group was to read Donald L. Miller’s book “Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany”. I read and listened to the audio book several times and still go back to it. As described in the book, my father was one of those who as “a result of a youthful romance with flying. Growing up in the Golden Age of Aviation, they had whittled balsa wood into airplane models…”. He was not a Bomber Boy but a pilot in a F6F Hellcat at 19 years old starting on the Enterprise CV-6 in August 1944 and finishing on the Lexington CV-16 January 1945 with VF-20 "Joker coming through". We used to laugh together what a shock it was for him to go from the models to combat.

As we approach yet another 'Veteran's Day' tomorrow, I think of those B-17 Bomb Group members, who contributed so greatly to the freedom's we enjoy today. These are also the same individuals who created the post war US economic superpower, that continues to enrich our lives today. I had the privilege of sharing a B-17 flight deck with 'Lucky' at the 100th BG Reunion at Savannah in 2013. When I relinquished the controls to him, you could tell the airplane was in the hands of a 'Master Of The Air'. It was a great and unforgettable honor to fly with this man. May God bless them all.

Lucky, it was an honor to have you on the flight deck with me in the 17 that day at Savannah in 2013. You are one of my hero’s and a truly great American. I recall the night before that flight at the reunion how you kept mentioning to me that you wanted to fly it once more. There’s not too many of us present day B-17 pilots who can claim ‘Lucky’ Luckadoo was once my copilot! And, you were able to fly the other 100th BG veterans who were aboard. A special moment for us all. By the way, Mike Faley has the footage!

Happy Memorial Day (early) 🇺🇸 We love you, Lucky! The 100th Family are so blessed.

My dad's first cousin flew with the 100th. His first mission was in January 1945 to the end of the war. He stayed in the Air Force for 32 years. Guiher Gene Greenwood. He was the co-pilot for Laurence Lazzari's crew.

Can I just say how humbling the realisation of the sacrifice made by these brave men is to me,it saddens me greatly to see these men climb into their aircraft and subject themselves in a lot of cases to the ultimate sacrifice...their lives, the sheer bravery of each and every one of you is beyond my ability to quantify....yet you did it for Democracy and Freedom, I am an enlightened person now that i have seen your magnificent example, the Freedom that you fought for i once took for granted, i dont now, i look up at the sky and thank God for the men of the 100th bomb Group...you are Heroes Eternal, and my Friends Forever....Thank you all so so much...Bless You

My uncle was Arthur Juhlin - he was a lead navigator for the 100th. I still have his mission diary. Unbelievable that any of them made it back. God bless all of these brave men.

I flew in C-130's with a co-pilot named Lt. Steve Alshouse. One day he says to me: "Lisa must be heap big in Government. Everywhere we RON, there is a bar of Lisa soap!"

First ever I've heard of the cable hung bomb from a fighter. Outstanding service with mega modesty. God Bless!

I was born after World War 2 but I admire these boys, and that's what they were, for their bravery in defeating one of the worst regimes in living history. Thank you America

Im glad they have this at Thorpe Abbotts , this was a hard luck group and suffered greatly with tremendous losses. God Bless all the Heroes 🙏🏼 who flew with the 8th Air Force 🇺🇸 out of East Anglia during the War.

Thank you Sir For Your Service