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8th AFHS

@8th_afhs

The 8th Air Force Historical Society mission: to 'Keep the Memories Alive' of the men and women who served in the Mighty 8th Air Force during World War II.

8thafhs.org/
Joined September 2009
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Sad news: Darrell Lowell, past President of the 8th Air Force Historical Society, has passed away. legacy.com/obituaries/savann…
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Our bells are ringing to mark 68th WeddingAnniversary of HM The Queen &HRH The Duke of Edinburgh @BritishMonarchy #HappyAnniversaryHMandHRH
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A positive story about Paris & a son re-tracing his Dad's path to freedom after being shot down. xitter.gq/Jcrosstalk/status/6645…
Jodi Cross (@Jcrosstalk) profile pictureJodi Cross@Jcrosstalk11 Nov 2015
Replying to @8thAirForceWW2
@8thAirForceWW2 This is a story about one of your own. #VeteransDay m.wpbf.com/news/historic-vid…
Historic video: Local man's father escapes Germans in WWII

Historic video: Local man's father escapes Germans in WWII

A local man has a better understanding of what his father went through during WWII after a trip to France for Veterans Day.

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Replying to @US_STRATCOM
Thanks to @US_Stratcom @usairforce @Offutt_AFB for the great program last month to our #WWII vets and families.
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You can almost feel their excitement about VJ-Day, can't you?! Thx @USNatArchives xitter.gq/USNatArchives/status/6…
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@USNatArchives14 Aug 2015
Reporters run in #WhiteHouse after announcement of Japan's surrender bit.ly/1N858fC @Newseum @TrumanLibrary
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Replying to @FrancesBekafigo
Thx for the kind shout-out, @FrancesBekafigo! And to @coachmdenny, @Son_of_Sandor & @d0gmah for making it a fave
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It's Friday! Enjoy perusing some #WWII recruiting posters! pinterest.com/flygirls1944/w…
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Collings Foundation acquires aircraft from @EvergreenMuseum in Oregon! warbirdwatcher.com/2015/08/1…
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Thx @Sept1939 for sharing Saint Maximilian Kolbe's sacrifice so it's not forgotten. xitter.gq/Sept1939/status/632193…
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Wishing I were back in New England for this @KingArthurFlour Bake Truck tour! xitter.gq/KingArthurFlour/status…
WWII Fighter Plane Pilot Honored on Her 99th Birthday nbcnews.com/news/us-news/wwi…

WWII Fighter Plane Pilot Honored on Her 99th Birthday

Her role, flying fighter planes from factories to stateside airbases, was no less critical than overseas combat missions.

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Flyover in UK, too, for #VEDay70 - Thx @avpics xitter.gq/avpics/status/59681476…
Phil Whalley (@avpics) profile picturePhil Whalley@avpics8 May 2015
Lest we forget #veday70 #VEDay70 @RAFBBMF @Dunc_Mason @BBMF_Spitflyer @BBMF_Photog #avgeek
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Austin Hancock (@aviator_ah51) profile pictureAustin Hancock@aviator_ah518 May 2015
Met Mr. "Bud" Anderson @ #ww2flyover. Talked P-51s, he was thrilled at my plan for being a #warbirdpilot. T-Y, "Bud!"
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Thanks @JorgeDuqueFC! Great pic of the B-24 & Little Friends from #ww2flyover on #VEDay70 #WWII xitter.gq/JorgeDuqueFC/status/59…
Jorge (@JorgeDuqueFC) profile pictureJorge@JorgeDuqueFC8 May 2015
#wwiiflyover @capitalweather @DCist #iwojima
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Thx for sharing these, @MarilynSklar! Closer view than from @ArlingtonNatl cemetery. xitter.gq/MarilynSklar/status/59…
Marilyn Sklar (@MarilynSklar) profile pictureMarilyn Sklar@MarilynSklar8 May 2015
#wwiiflyover Shots taken from NSDAR building near National Mall. flickr.com/photos/64594880@N…

Plane and Cloud

WWII Flyover DC

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Thank you so much, @FrancesBekafigo. It's wonderful to be appreciated! xitter.gq/FrancesBekafigo/status…
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@FrancesBekafigo8 May 2015
Thanks to @8th_afhs for their great website. It is my source of the chronology of missions of the 8th AF #WWII
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A pal who's coming to our #ww2flyover meetup sent us this great photo of his dad's B-24 Liberator crew in 1944.
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70 WWII-era planes will be quite a scene as they fly over part of D.C. Friday. nbc4dc.com/tzibXuZ #VEDay
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For those not close to DC, you can view live streaming! xitter.gq/WW2flyover/status/5964…
Arsenal of Democracy Flyover (@WW2flyover) profile pictureArsenal of Democracy Flyover@WW2flyover7 May 2015
Click goo.gl/WrfZnh to view the live streaming.Live on CSPAN as well. #ww2flyover
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