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Shot Down at Kokas
July 1944 was a rough month for the 312th Bomb Group. In the first two weeks, the unit lost eight men and four A-20s. Two more lives and one more A-20 would be lost before the month ended. On the 22nd,...
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For the last 50 years, Japan had been occupying the island of Formosa (now known as Taiwan). Their occupation provided an excellent element of control over the sea lanes between Formosa and the...
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IHRA’s Top 7 Posts of 2019
This week, we’re listing our most popular posts published this year as determined by the number of views. Did your favorite post make the list? Thank you for your continued support by subscribing,...
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Life in the Ground Crew
One of the biggest elements that a bomb group kept running smoothly during World War II was the ground crews. Men who did their best to keep airplanes in good condition, even in a climate where it was...
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The Texan
Douglas Aircraft delivered this A-20 to the AAF on October 4, 1943. The 387th Squadron acquired this plane from the 673rd Squadron, 417th Bomb Group, on March 20, 1944, and it was assigned to Capt....
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Alcohol Busters
On April 2, 1945, Maj. Joseph B. Bilitzke, C.O. of the 388th Squadron, depicted here at upper left in his plane, BABY BLITZ II, led the 388th and 389th Squadrons, 312th Bomb Group from Mangaldan,...
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IHRA’s Top 7 Posts of 2020
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Target: Clark Field
How big was Clark Field? This photo from our book Rampage of the Roarin’ 20’s gives you a little bit of an idea. For more information about the 312th’s participation in the attack on January 7, 1945,...
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In early April 1944, the plans for invading Hollandia were in full swing. V Bomber Command was doling out orders to soften up the area ahead of time and the 312th Bomb Group participated in one such...
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Repost: Black Sunday–Part 1
Tomorrow marks 78 years since Fifth Air Force crews were caught on the wrong side of a front as they tried to get home from attacking Hollandia. First published in 2010, the following story is a...
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