listed next to the work indicates that the individual or work is specifically mentioned or referenced in this book.Suggestions for Further Reading and Research
Those interested in learning more about the Hell’s Angels 303rd Bombardment Group (H) or the individuals in this book are urged to consult the following works. A listed next to the work indicates that the individual or work is specifically mentioned or referenced in this book.
Clark, Peter, Where the Hills Meet the Sky (Glen Graphics, Wooler, Northumberland, England, 1995). A guide to wartime crashes in the Cheviot Hills, Northumberland, England, including the 12/16/44 crash of the 303rd BG/360th BS B-17G 44-6504, PUM.
Crawford, William, Angels Over the Reich—Combat with a B-17 Flight Crew (Marietta, Georgia, Private Printing, 1996).
David, Clayton C, They Helped Me to Escape: From Amsterdam to Gibraltar in 1944, (Sunflower University Press, Manhattan, Kansas, 1988). Clayton David was a one of the surviving members of Lt. Jack Watson’s crew who bailed out of the badly damaged Meat Hound on its return from the 1/11/44 mission to Oschersleben, Germany. This is the story of his successful escape and evasion (E&E) and ultimate return to England.
Deerfield, Eddie, The PsyWarriors (Northwest Publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, 1994). An historical novel inspired by the author’s service with a U.S. psychological warfare unit during the Korean War.
Dejong, Ivo M., Mission 85, a Milk Run That Turned Sour: The United States Eighth Air Force and its mission on August 19, 1943 over south-west Holland. (Liberation Museum, 1944, Groesbeek, The Netherlands, 1998.) Strongly recommended for its in-depth treatment of this mission from the perspectives of the combatants on both sides and the Dutch civilians on the ground. Contains much information about the 303rd’s involvement in the day’s operations, including personal accounts, photographs, and detailed information about 303rd aircraft and personnel lost on the raid.
Ethell, Jeffrey, Cowboys and Indians, (Graphically Speaking, Alexandria, Virginia, 1977). Excellent monograph about the research behind and the painting by noted aviation artist Keith Ferris of the huge mural, “Fortresses Under Fire” in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Explains why the 303rd’s Thunderbird was selected and provides substantial information about the aircraft’s operational history and crews and the ill-fated August 15, 1944 303rd mission to Wiesbaden, Germany.
Feeney, William, Sgt. (Editor), The First 300—Hell’s Angels (Public Relations Office, 303rd BG(H), Molesworth, England, under the supervision of Captain Walter R. Donnelly, Group Public Relations Officer, 1945). This is the Group’s wartime history, which is mentioned in a number of places in the main body of this book. An excellent source of basic information about the 303rd, which is all the more valuable for its 1940s flavor.
Fleming, Samuel P. as told to Ed Y. Hall, Flying with the Hell’s Angels (The Honoribus Press, Spartenburg, South Carolina, 1991).
Flyer, Carl, J., Staying Alive (J. H. Johnson III, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1995). Carl J. Fyler’s detailed personal account of his pilot training, deployment overseas, combat tour with the 303rd, and POW experiences. Strongly recommended.
Giering, Edward J., B-17 Bomber Crew Diary (Sunflower University Press, Manhattan, Kansas, 1985).
Gobrecht, Harry D., Might in Flight, Daily Diary of the Eighth Air Force’s Hell’s Angels 303rd Bombardment Group (H) (303rd Bomb Group Association, Inc., 2d ed., 1997). The most comprehensive and detailed single source of information about the Hell’s Angels Bomb Group ever written. Strongly recommended.
Hand, Robert A., Sr., “Last Raid,” A Personal Account of the 303rd Bomb Group Participation in the Thousand Plane Raid on Berlin, 3 February, 1945…and Other Stories. (Privately Printed, Boynton Beach, Florida, 1995). The author’s personal memoir of service in the 303rd during the latter part of the war, organized around the account he wrote in 1945 of the mission referred to in the title. With personal, color illustrations by the author. Strongly recommended for the picture it paints of life in the 303rd during the late war period.
Heller, William, Airline Safety, A View from the Cockpit, (Rulorca Press, Half Moon Bay, California, rev. ed., 1986). Though mentioned only in passing in this book, William Heller (distinguished in the 303rd during the war years by the moniker “Heller not Hullar”), was a significant participant in the missions the Hullar’s crew flew (including both of the 1943 Schweinfurt missions). He ultimately became 360th Squadron CO and served with Bob Hullar through the end of the war. A postwar airline pilot with an incredible personal log of over 32,000 cockpit hours at the time of his retirement in 1980, the author’s book is considered by many as a standard reference on its subject.
Howell, Forrest W., Whispers of Death—Yankee Kriegies (Rainbow Books, Moore Haven, Florida, 1985). A 303rd radio operator’s account of his late war tour, shot down on his seventeenth mission, and POW experiences.
Rawlings, Barney, Off We Went (Into the Wild Blue Yonder) (Morgan Printers, Inc., Washington, N. Carolina, 1994). Privately published memoir of James F. Fowler’s copilot, which provides a detailed history of their crew, its last mission on January 29, 1944, the author’s successful escape and evasion, their postwar reunion, and the dedication of the Belgian monument to their crew in 1987. Strongly recommended.
Smith, Ben, Jr., Chick’s Crew—A Tale of the Eighth Air Force (Rose Printing Co., Inc., Tallahassee, Florida, 2d ed., 1983). Another well-written crew memoir by a 303rd radioman whose tour occurred in 1944, after the Hullar crew’s missions.
Those interested in the 303rd Bomb Group, The Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum in Pooler, Georgia, and The U.S. Air Force Museum near Dayton, Ohio are encouraged to visit the following Internet sites on the World Wide Web, where many additional links may be found.
http://www.303rdbga.com/ The official Web site of the 303rd Bomb Group Association (H).
http://www.molesworth.af.mil/303bg/303bg.htm Historical 303rd Bomb Group page maintained by the 423rd Air Base Squadron, the military unit that provides base facility services to the Joint Analysis Center located at RAF Molesworth.
http://www.imall.com/stores/mighty8thmuseum/ The official Web site of The Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum in Pooler, Georgia.
http://www.nasm.edu/GALLERIES/GAL205/gal205.html Web site page from the National Air and Space Museum’s World War II Aviation Gallery containing partial views of the Keith Ferris mural, “Fortresses Under Fire.”
http://wwwiairmont.wvnet.edu/www/webteam/bob/MuraLhtml Web site page from “Bob’s B-17 Page” providing a full view of the Keith Ferris mural.
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/ Web site of the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Paterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.