Tenth Air Force News Today

Flying 'the hump' wasn't for the faint of heart, as the transport route forced pilots to fly over the Himalayas in terrible conditions.

On Oct. 19, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., the Lake Zurich American Legion Post 964 will be presenting Robert L. Warren with the "Ambassador for Peace Medal" at 51 Lions Dr, Lake Zurich.

Flying the Hump involved some of the most dangerous missions of the war. Heres What You Need to Know: The 7th Bomb Group concentrated on bombing railroad bridges along Japan’s supply line to Burma, including the famous Bridge on the River Kwai. Thirty-five Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress bombers of the 7th Bomb Group happened to be on their way to Asia the morning the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. They had been sent to reinforce U.S. Army Air Corps units in the Philippines. Eight of the B-17s...

Tactical Thunder: The Ninth Air Force in World War II The deployment of the Ninth Air Force brought the concept of tactical air support into action for the Allies. Heres What You Need to Know: Ninth Air Force P-47s assumed a major role in Normandy after the Allied ground forces finally broke out of the hedgerows that kept them bottled up. As the landing craft carrying the invading Allied ground forces of Operation Overlord motored toward the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944, they were protecte...