Crews of the 306th
Research papers and combat histories prepared by historians, teachers, and family members — covering individual crews, the planes they flew, and the missions they ran. All items posted with permission of the authors.
Mack McKay crew, flying “Little Audrey”
Research by Jason McDonald, a New York teacher who attended a summer residency at the Imperial War Museum in the UK. Includes analysis of the Casablanca Conference and the plane’s history.
PDFVernon Cole crew of 42-29971
“Thunder in Heaven” — by Robert (Roy) H.M. Göttgens, a Dutch native of Beek, Holland, where Lt. Cole’s B-17 crashed. Documented research with strong regional context.
PDFRoy E. Trask crew
Nearly 300 pages by Randolph B. Woolley. Extensive coverage of the crew, daily life on the ground, and conditions in the air.
PDFJames A. Burgess crew
An eight-page article by Phil Swift, originally published in Echoes.
PDFPaul F. Bailey crew
Crew history compilation.
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