Alexander Vraciu describes downing six Japanese aircraft in eight minutes during what has come to be known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.

John Luckadoo discusses how the 100th Bombardment Group got the nickname “The Bloody 100th” and the mission during which that nickname was solidified.

Robert Rankin discusses the mission during which he became an ace in a day by downing five German aircraft, including one that was moving to attack his group commander, Colonel Hubert “Hub” Zemke.

From the The National WWII Museum's oral history collection, we hear Dietzel describe his experiences during the firebombing of Japan.

Robert Liles describes engaging Japanese aircraft in the skies over China.

T. Moffatt Burriss talks about the confused airborne drops into Sicily and ambushing a group of Italian soldiers.

William Holloman, III, discusses fighting for a country that viewed him as a second class citizen.

In this clip, Richard Candelaria discusses how he and the other P-51 Mustang pilots in his group favored bomber escort missions as they knew they would likely get a chance to engage any German fighters that arrived to attack the bomber formations.

In this clip, Fred Hollis describes how he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Between May 13 and May 15, 1945 the 8th Air Force conducted Operation Revival. The target was Stalag Luft I and the objective was to evacuate nearly 8500 Allied POWs via stripped-down B-17s, along with some C-46s and C47s.

The first bomber to hit Japan after Pearl Harbor, the B-25 Mitchell was found in every theater of the war and was a rugged, multipurpose bomber beloved by her aircrew for its survivability and ease to fly.

As the war wound down in Europe, the Allied combined bomber offensive launched a mission of salvation for starving Dutch civilians.