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Caprock Chronicles: The historic treasures of Blanco Canyon, part two

MINA — In response to a change in their tax-exempt status, the Board of Directors of the Camp at Findley recently mailed letters to residents of the town requ

Iconic Fighter Group association plans October reunion in Savannah, Georgia.

At 2300 hours on June 5, 1944, Col. Don Blakeslee briefed the 4th Fighter Group pilots on the D-Day operations the next day. Blakeslee emphasized it was going to be

This powerful aircraft was the definition of a reliable workhorse for the U.S. military. Key point: The P-47 could hold its own with a wide variety of enemy aircraft. It was hard to kill and it carried a good amount of firepower. Losses were high and morale low when the U.S. Eighth Air Force intensified its heavy bomber missions over Nazi-occupied Europe in late 1942. This article first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest. As the Americans persisted with their daylight offensive, complementing the Royal Air Force’s nightly raids, the air crews were eager and gallan...