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Documentaries
The 93rd Bomb Group was arguably the most decorated, most traveled and most effective bomb group of WWII. Helping to cripple Nazi-occupied Europe from the air, they executed some of the most daring bombing raids of the war. Along with the group's rich history, descendants travel to England and explore the 93rd's long forgotten air base - Hardwick.
Return To Hardwick
Documentary / 73 min.
"Most Honorable Son" is an hour-long documentary that explores the personal odyssey of Ben Kuroki, a Nebraska-born Nisei whose sense of shame over the bombing as a Japanese American (read about the Japanese sense of shame, honor, and duty) and sense of loyalty to his country as a native-born American drove him to enlist to fight the Axis powers.
Most Honorable Son
Documentary / 60 min.
On August 1, 1943, 178 B-42 bombers and crews set out on what would become the most highly decorated military mission in American history: an allied aerial assault against Hitler's oil refineries deep in enemy territory at Ploseti, Romania. Wing and a Prayer: The Saga of Utah Man is the story of, and tribute to, the 1,700 men who flew this mission, told from the point of view of Walter T. Stewart from the 93rd BG.
Wing & A Prayer
Documentary / 59 min.
Roll of Honor is our story about the men and women lost in WWII whose names are on the Roll of Honor of the Eighth Air Force's 2nd Air Division, a book that rests in the American Library in Norwich, England for all to see. Survivors tell the stories of many of the over 6,700 who gave their lives, giving identity to the individuals whose names were so carefully inscribed on each page of the Roll of Honor.
Roll of Honor
Documentary / 120 min.
Archival Films
This film documents B-24 missions over Europe during World War II. In addition to numerous scenes showing bombing, bomb damage, and fires, the footage also includes scenes of a presentation of a memorial fund check to the mayor of an English town in honor of the B-24 group stationed there and the return to the U.S. of the first aircraft from overseas duty -- the 93rd BG B-24 "Bomerang."
Liberators Over Europe
News, Propaganda / 20 min.
This exceptional documentary, produced by CBS News in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force and narrated by the voice of America, Walter Cronkite, chronicles the impact that the fighting machines of the air had on the outcome of World War II. Featuring spectacular and rare documentary film footage from the August 1, 1943 B-24 Liberator raid on the Romanian oil fields of Ploesti - culled from over 300 million feet of film.
Air Power: Bombing of Ploesti
TV Documentary / 60 min.
Veteran Interviews
More veteran interviews will be posted as they become available.
All subjects discussed by veterans are searchable by chapter markers in the video player.
Subjects discussed: Hardwick control tower, Glenn Miller, mess hall, Coca-Cola stand, London visits, Locals on Hardwick base, winter of 1944, reprimand on base, mission briefings, England reunions, visiting Hardwick base after the war, arriving for duty at Hardwick base, hardstands, bomb dump, typical day when not on a mission, living on the base, going home
Henry Nykamp
Nose Gunner / 93rd Bomb Group, 409th Sqd.
Subjects discussed: entering war, early training, arriving at Hardwick base, first mission, life at Hardwick base, Hardwick runways, take-offs, piloting formation plane "Ball of Fire", details of going on a mission, bombing V1 and V2 targets, Ploesti replacement crew, Mission: Munster Nov. '4 - Pisa Sep. '43 - Wiener Neustadt Oct. '43, Friend Omar Turner shot down, low visibility term "Hello Darky", comment on pilots not wanting to fly, Luftwaffe crippled, control tower, planes returning, ground crew, liberty time, visiting London, locals around base, visiting Norwich, working with Ted Timberlake, D-Day, mission objectives after D-Day, base morale towards end of war, meeting Col. Fiegel's son years after war, check-ride "insane" pilot, reunions today and future-outlook
Glenn Martin
Pilot / 93rd Bomb Group, 329th Sqd., Operations / 20th Bomb Wing
Subjects discussed: arrival at Hardwick, Gee navigation training, description of barracks, waking up on a mission day, typical mission start to finish, Mission: Munich July 21, 1944 / P-51 escort, Flak, returning to base after mission, names of B-24s flew in, Why strategic bombing?, non-mission days, dry cleaning and beer cooling with fuel, crew smoking in plane, Bomb Dump cardboard to heat stove, playing cards, USO shows, Glenn Miller, ground crew, Red Cross on base and in London, alcohol on base, bicycles, The Three Nags, receiving Distinguished Flying Cross, Officer's Club, pubs, fresh eggs, living in a Nissen hut, control tower, calibrating B-24 compass, sighting B-24 guns, guarding Norden bombsight, operation of the Norden bombsight, strategic bombing after D-Day, 2nd Air Division reunions (US), Floyd Maybe, 2nd Air Division reunions (England), befriending English local, U.S. influence during the war, morale on base, crew member scared of combat, returning to U.S. after missions, importance of the 8th Air Force, final thoughts about crew.
John L Sullivan
Bombardier, Navigator / 93rd Bomb Group, 330th Sqd.
