71 Years Ago During World War II

by | Feb 10, 2015 | Historical

Below is a translation from an article that appeared in the Belgium newspaper,  l’avenir Thanks to the crew of the B 17 Sunday, the civil authorities and made military respect to the crew of the B 17 fortress that crashed in Macquenoise. The day of February 8,...

The Mighty Eighth’s Anniversary

by | Jan 28, 2015 | Historical

The Eighth Bomber Command was activated as part of the United States Army Air Forces on January 28, 1942 at Hunter Field in Savannah, Georgia. Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker took the headquarters to England the next month to prepare for its assignment of conducting...

Lyon Air Museum Book Signing

by | Jan 3, 2015 | Historical

  Meet The Author: Steve Snyder Event Date:  Saturday, January 10, 2015 – 10:30 am Discover the extraordinary true events of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth, that was shot down over the French/Belgium border on February 8, 1944. Buy the...

Get A Taste Of Combat in a B-17

by | Dec 29, 2014 | Historical

It’s hard to imagine what the young bomber crews’ experienced as they flew their B-17s and B-24s through flak and battled enemy fighters.  Add to that watching their sister ships in the formations get it and blow up or fall from the sky. The tension and...
Steve Snyder, Author