398th Flak News Archive

This is an index to archived PDF copies of the 398th BGMA quarterly newsletter the "Flak News". Issue dates range from the first August 1986 publication through October 2016. These PDF's are downloadable and searchable through PDF readers. Additional issues will be added each year.

The Flak News is invaluable to researchers as there are many informative articles and photos regarding the 398th BG, both past and present.

A brief outline describing the main articles in each issue is listed below. However, there are many stories within each publication in addition to what is listed here. Several of the articles were researched and written by Allen Ostrom, past Flak News editor, and former Tail Gunner, 603rd Squadron.

1986

  1. Aug 1986, Vol..01, No. 1 - Col. Hunter / Colorado Springs reunion info / Powell, McCormick accident Feb 3, 1945 / Military award ceremony in Paris / A sentimental journey back to Nuthampstead.
  2. Nov 1986, Vol. 01, No. 2 - Colorado Springs reunion re-cap / Cockpit drama recalled by pilot Gonzales on Jan. 23, 1945 mission / US Air Force Academy plaque ceremony

1987

  1. Feb 1987, Vol. 02, No. 1 - San Antonio reunion info / 398th 195 mission list / July 8, 1944 mission: "The Milk Run That Wasn't"
  2. May 1987, Vol. 02, No. 2 - San Antonio reunion details / Rare insight offered by Stat Officer Wallis L. Cambell
  3. Jul 1987, Vol. 02, No. 3 - Delancey B-17 came home "Screaming in Protest", Oct. 15, 1944 mission / How the 398th BG Memorial in Nuthampstead came to be
  4. Oct 1987, Vol. 02, No. 4 - San Antonio reunion re-cap / Col. Hunter "sneaked" extra missions / Blackwell discovers he had a 34-man crew / Tour to UK & Germany info / Collings Foundation B-17 "909" damaged in PA airshow mishap / Radar Spot-Jammer explanation

1988

  1. Jan 1988, Vol. 03, No. 1 - April 13, 1945 mission, RDX now it can be told / Anstey Oct. 15, 1944 crash recalled / Definition of "Flak" / Gonzales finds Jan. 23, 1945 crash site in Germany
  2. Apr 1988, Vol. 03, No. 2 - Handful of Fortresses still flying / Richmond, VA reunion details
  3. Jul 1988, Vol. 03, No. 3 - UK Tour re-cap
  4. Oct 1988, Vol. 03, No. 4 - Richmond, VA reunion re-cap / CAF "Texas Raiders" B-17 back in the air

1989

  1. Jan 1989, Vol. 04, No. 1 - EAA fund drive / New B-17 wasn't theirs / Villager Tony Clark tells of early days / 398th pictorial memories from Nuthampstead 1944 - 1945
  2. Apr 1989, Vol. 04, No. 2 - EAA B-17 will carry markings of Weekley's downed B-17 / 398th B-17 Aluminum Overcast paint fund / Dayton, Oh reunion details
  3. Jul 1989, Vol. 04, No. 3 - Premier of exhibit at Oshkosh "Eagle Hanger" / Penn Resident remembers Searl Crew's B-17 crash
  4. Oct 1989, Vol. 04, No. 4 - Dayton, OH reunion re-cap / Memphis Bell movie remake / No forgetting Christmas mission Dec. 24, 1944

1990

  1. Jan 1990, Vol. 05, No. 1 - Original Crew loading list / 398th will visit Penn,England; Searl crash site / Vicar Muspratt of Penn / England-Scotland Tour details / AAF pay grades 1944 / TAPS
  2. Apr 1990, Vol. 05, No. 2 - Columnist Ernie Pyle / EAA Eagle Hanger turns clock back 50 years / Oskosh, WI reunion details
  3. Jul 1990, Vol. 05, No. 3 - Oshkosh reunion information / England-Scotland Tour recap / Villagers & US AF remember wartime crash; Penn, Searl Crew / V-2 gave Station 131 a good shaking / Escape from Nazi Death March / Joe Joseph flew 83 missions
  4. Oct 1990, Vol. 05, No. 4 - Oshkosh, WI reunion re-cap / Merseburg: Dreaded Merseburg, Nov. 21, 1944 mission / Group photos of 398th veterans posing with Aluminum Overcast in Oshkosh

1991

  1. Jan 1991, Vol. 06, No. 1 - Chaplain James Duvall letter / New Memphis Belle movie comments / Jerry Fields, 600th SQ Baker Crew, recalls Aug. 8, 1944 mission / England-Germany Tour plans for 1992 / San Diego, CA reunion information / Jack Lee's search for B-17 "Miss X", / George Cuda, Flight Chief, 600th SQ / TAPS list
  2. Apr 1991, Vol. 06, No. 2 - San Diego, CA reunion information / The story of 'FIGLEAF' (weather reports) / Kiernan Crew memorial plaque in South Dakota / England-Germany Tour information / List of First Pilots / Dutch researchers connect with Sheely Crew / B-17's suffered on low altitude Aug. 8, 1944 mission
  3. Jul 1991, Vol. 06, No. 3 - England-Germany Tour information / San Diego, CA reunion details / Sanford Warren DFC fell through cracks- mission Apr. 8, 1945 / The story of "Campbell Falls"
  4. Oct 1991, Vol. 06, No. 4 - The American Roll of Honour / England-Germany Tour information / Semer Haakenson, Christensen Crew, Mar. 2, 1945 mission / Military aircraft of WWII

1992

  1. Jan 1992, Vol. 07, No. 1 - San Diego, CA reunion recap / PWs Had Their Own Flag Day / Harry Hoelzel clarifies forgotten names / Merseburg, Gr. missions recalled / Russ Reed recalls Nov. 2, 1944 mission / TAPS list / After 47 years B-17 radio equip still works by Don Menard
  2. Apr 1992, Vol. 07, No. 2 - The Fiddler of Anstey / Nashville, TN reunion details / Do you remember the Wash? / 80 members poised for Germany-England June Tour / KIA list / B-17 markings of the 8th AF / Station 131, Then & Now photos
  3. Jul 1992, Vol. 07, No. 3 - AF Refueling Grp at Castle AFB adopts 398th / Paul Roderick's memory of Nashville, TN classification center / Nashville, TN reunion Information / Germany-England Tour recap / August 1 , 1944 mission recalled / Paget recalls sticky bomb release
  4. Oct 1992, Vol. 07, No. 4 - Nashville, TN reunion recap / Doerr Crew crash, Dec 30, 1944 / Henry Rudow returns to German crashsite

1993

  1. Jan 1993, Vol. 08, No. 1 - Story of the Hansard Crew's Nov. 25, 1944 Merseburg mission / "The Saga of Shady Lady" / B-17 restoration project in Seattle, WA / Station 131 map / Taps list
  2. Apr 1993, Vol. 08, No. 2 - The last 398th BG mission / Gunner returns to England to find his daughter / Buffalo, NY reunion details / "398th Led Raid on Skoda Works"
  3. Jul 1993, Vol. 08, No. 3 - Buffalo, NY reunion information / 398th Memorial Fund receives large gift / "Statistics on KIA Reveal Similarity / Nephew anxious to know pilot James McAfee / B-17 "Betsy Ross" crash landing Oct. 17, 1944 / Powell - McCormick B-17 collision story / Leo Lorenzo and his B-17 "Vat 69"
  4. Oct 1993, Vol. 08, No. 4 - England Tour information / Buffalo, NY reunion recap / Czechs honor 602 Ferguson Crew / Prestwick, Scotland, reception city for 8th AF / 398th Air Refueling Grp now part of new command / Dec. 1941 Life Magazine cover: US Aerial Gunner

1994

  1. Jan 1994, Vol. 09, No. 1 - England Tour information / "How the 398th Acquired Logo for Flak News - painting by Boeing Artist Jack Olson / "Derben, Apr. 8, 1945, a day of drama for many / TAPS list
  2. Apr 1994, Vol. 09, No. 2 - 50th Anniversary of D-Day / Tucson, AZ reunion details / "Daily recalls days of "Debden Buncher" / "The Little Engine That Could" by George Hilliard, Flight Chief
  3. Jul 1994, Vol. 09, No. 3 - Col. Frank P. Hunter articles / Tucson, AZ reunion information / "Squadrons of the 398th" / England Tour recap / DeCleene Crew remembered / Harry Mazer retraces Apr. 25, 1945 mission
  4. Oct 1994, Vol. 09, No. 4 - Tucson, AZ reunion recap / "Navy Helicopter Pilot Shares Late Father's (Kermit Austad) Memories" / "Spirit of Vat 69 Returns"

1995

  1. Jan 1995, Vol. 10, No. 1 - Czech Republic Tour information / 398th BG telephone directory 1944-1945 / Pictorial story of the June 1994 England Tour from the July 1994 issue of the Royston Crow / TAPS list / Procedure for landing, squadron formation
  2. Apr 1995, Vol. 10, No. 2 - Charleston, SC reunion details / Hunter Crew remembered by Germans / "A B-17 Out of the Blue" by George Graham, 600th O'Neal Crew / Radar navigation / Bombing explained / "The Chaplain Remembers" by Chaplain James Duvall
  3. Jul 1995, Vol. 10, No. 3 - Czech Republic Tour recap / Charleston, SC reunion information / Col. Earl Berryhill / "What Happened to my Comrades?" by Bill Frankhouser / 1996 England Tour details / "A Guard With a Limp and a Warm Smile" by Dean Whitaker, Newman Crew
  4. Oct 1995, Vol. 10, No. 4 - Charleston, SC reunion recap / "Vic and the Ghosts of Station 131" / England Tour information / 398th BG KIA list / "News From Camp Lucky Strike" by Paul Krup, McAfee Crew / "A Tale of Two Books" by Tony Clark

1996

  1. Jan 1996, Vol. 11, No. 1 - Hawkins Crew goes down, mission July 19, 1944 / B-17 "843-P Just Ran Out of Gas" by Ed Arbuthnot, 601st SQ / England Tour information / "Three On One Crew From Same Town In PA" by Ed Minchoff, 603rd SQ / TAPS list / "398th Ground War; Or the Art of Beating the Freezing English Weather" by Lou Barraro, 600th SQ
  2. Apr 1996, Vol. 11, No. 2 - 398th BGMA President Bill Comstock passes / Springfield, MO reunion details / "WWII Yanks in England as Remembered by the Brits" / Original invasion orders / 8th AF Bomb Groups, Stations, missions and A/C losses / "D-Day: The RAF Was There"
  3. Jul 1996, Vol. 11, No. 3 - England Tour recap / Springfield, MO reunion information / "Flak News: How IT Happens" by Allen Ostrom / "Plaque commemorates 398th training at Ephrata AAF in 1943" / Mighty Eighth Heritage Museum dedicated, Savannah, May 1996 / "Flying the B-17 Fortress: A Spiritual Experience" by Bob Ullman / "German Guard With a Limp and a Warm Smile", follow up
  4. Oct 1996, Vol. 11, No. 4 - Wally Blackwell, 398th BGMA President Elect / Springfield, MO reunion recap / Col. Hunter's Thesis on 398th Combat Discipline / "Reflections from Station 131 / Poznan, Poland, May 29, 1944 mission / "Pinner Crew Took the Long Way Home", March 15, 1945 mission

1997

  1. Jan 1997, Vol. 12, No. 1 - "Remembering WInter of 1944 - '45" / "A Tale of Two Daughters" by Elaine (Stahlman) Jurs and Sharon (Roderick) Krause / "Trees of the 398th: A Legacy" / TAPS list
  2. Apr 1997, Vol. 12, No. 2 - "Music Provided Common Bond at Nuthampstead" / Spokane, WA reunion details / European War Timeline, originally printed in 1945 by 'Yank, The Army Weekly' / 1944 - '45 photos from Station 131
  3. Jul 1997, Vol. 12, No. 3 - "Yank, The Army Weekly And The Story of the 8th AF" printed May 18, 1945 / Spokane, WA reunion recap / 1998 Germany-England Tour details / "The Last 398th Crew to Go Down", mission April 25, 1945, experience of "Bart" Bartimus of the Coville Crew
  4. Oct 1997, Vol. 12, No. 4 - Opening of the American Air Museum at Duxford, recap by Wally Blackwell / List of Purple Heart Medals awarded to 398th personnel (not a complete list) / "The Gathering of Heroes" by Wesley Eatchel, 603rd SQ / The Heritage Museum in Savannah, GA / "Evolution of the Air Force" / "Past 398th Tours Remembered"

1998

  1. Jan 1998, Vol. 13, No. 1 - "Sights, Sounds & Sensations From Station 131" by Harold Stallcup, 601st SQ / Germany-England Tour Information / "Engineer Had Continent Adventure" by Murray Ross, 602nd Shaffer Crew / TAPS list / "Duxford American Air Museum Glass Panels Tell of 8th Losses" / Road & Track Magazine writer at controls of B-17 Aluminum Overcast, by Peter Egan
  2. Apr 1998, Vol. 13, No. 2 - Harrisburg, PA reunion details / Assembling B-17's into formation, by Leslie Lennox, 95th BG / The Czechs and WWII, article from book "The Last Action/Mission" / 398th BG KIA list / Photos of remaining buildings at Station 131 / 1945 to 1995 - 50th Anniversary of Czech Liberation
  3. Jul 1998, Vol. 13, No. 3 - Harrisburg, PA reunion information / Germany-England Tour recap / "Harvey Kramer & PW Statistics" / Station 131 map
  4. Oct 1998, Vol. 13, No. 4 - Harrisburg, PA reunion recap / Col. Earl J. Berryhill passes July 1998 / Anstey Stained Glass Window update / Views from the Aluminum Overcast, photos / WWII Canadian bomber crew found after 53 years in Belgian swamp

1999

  1. Jan 1999, Vol. 14, No. 1 - "The 398th BG: What's Our Future?" by Wally Blackwell / Past Historian Jack Wintersteen passes Nov. 1998 / "Sally B Crew Members Bring Back Memories" by Paul Littleton / TAPS list / "The Ball Turret Gunner", poem / 60th Anniversary of the B-24 Liberator / B-17G Field Service Manual: no bail-out bell in the tail!
  2. Apr 1999, Vol. 14, No. 2 - Oklahoma City, OK reunion details / "All KIA Just Wasn't So" / 2000 Czech Republic-England Tour information / "It Was A Sad Time", Oct. 15, 1944 Meyran B-17 crash at Anstey Mound / Brokaw's 'The Greatest Generation' video stirs widow, by Renee Nadel / "Remembering the War"
  3. Jul 1999, Vol. 14, No. 3 - "Savannah 398th BG Memorial Fund Drive to Start" / Oklahoma City, OK reunion information / The story of B-17 "Witka Tanka Ton" / 2000 England Tour information / "American Internees In Sweden" by Par Hennigsson / RAF: The Battle of Britain / B-17 "Georgia Peach" varied remembrances / "Combat Mess Memories" by Ray Rovinsky
  4. Oct 1999, Vol. 14, No. 4 - Oklahoma City, OK reunion recap / Czech-England Tour information / "Third Generation B-17 Thoughts" by Stacy Stallcup / "Reflections of Greatness", quotes from Don Gaddo / "Memories of Hamburg Still Linger" by Wesley Mudge, 601st Hornshuh Crew

2000

  1. Jan 2000, Vol. 15, No. 1 - "Fund Drive A Success" for the 398th BG Memorial at the Heritage Museum in Savannah / Chaplain James T. Duvall passes Nov. 1999 / Czech-England Tour information / "Eulogy For A Friend": letter to parents of John P. Baker, KIA Oct. 15, 1944, 603rd Meyran Crew / TAPS list / "Ordnance Guys At Rapid City" / "Combat Mess Memories" by Ray Rovinsky
  2. Apr 2000, Vol. 15, No. 2 - Savannah, GA reunion details / Czech-England Tour information / Anstey Stained Glass Window update / Vic Jenkins passes March 2000
  3. Jul 2000, Vol. 15, No. 3 - Czech-England Tour recap / Savannah, GA reunion information / "No More: Gunner's Memories Still Linger" by Pazquel Marquez, 600th Douglas Crew / Rev. Oscar Muspratt, Vicar of Penn Church, England, passes March 2000
  4. Oct 2000, Vol. 15, No. 4 - Savannah, GA reunion recap / Gunner Selmer Haakenson "Had A Day to Remember / Col. Lewis Ensign and Maj. Gen. Jessup (Dave) Lowe pass in August 2000

2001

  1. Jan 2001, Vol. 16, No. 1 - 2002 Troopship Tour information / "The Savannah Reunion, As Seen Through The Eyes Of A Grandson" by Ryan White, grandson of Benny Braica 603 SQ / "Second Generation Stepping Up" / "They Also Waited At Home" / TAPS list / "A Tribute To The 398th" by Sandra Averhart, niece of William H. Baker (KIA), Hansard Crew / Bob Hart's "Bail Out Memories Not Forgotten"
  2. Apr 2001, Vol. 16, No. 2 - St. Paul, MN reunion details / "The Duke of Gloucester: Some Ordinary Men Did Some Extraordinary Things" / "Cancel SOS... We're Coming Home; A Good Pilot & Excellent Radio Work" from the 1st Combat Wing HQ, Sept. 5, 1944 / "City In France Will Remember 398th Crew" (John Godwin Crew, 602nd SQ
  3. Jul 2001, Vol. 16, No. 3 - St. Paul, MN reunion information / 2002 Troopship/England Tour information / "The Holiest Fortress" by Richard Salsano, son of Carmine, 603 Hyndman Crew / "Flak News Reflections" / Memories of past tours to the Continent / "The Ground War At Station 131", photos of ground personnel / "A Paris Hospital & Stuka Bombers" by Buddy Wagner, 603rd SQ
  4. Oct 2001, Vol. 16, No. 4 - St. Paul, MN reunion recap / Hal Weekley retires as pilot for Aluminum Overcast / "Final Scene Plays Out In France", two members of the 602 Godwin Crew return to their crash site / England Tour information / "Life In England's Nissen Hut" by Ken Blakesbrough, a B-24 co-pilot / Troopship Memories

2002

  1. Jan 2002, Vol. 17, No. 1 - Portland, OR reunion information / June England Tour information / Folding the flag ceremony / "The Bomb Site Was His Big Toe" by Ross Howden, 603rd SQ / "Getting There And Back Was As Perilous As The Real War" by Robert Geiryn, 603rd SQ / TAPS list / "Stalag Luft Became A Happy Place" by John Mikulas, 603rd SQ / List of B-17's still flying
  2. Apr 2002, Vol. 17, No. 2 - Portland, OR reunion details / "Coffee Chat Turned A Bit Bizarre" / England Tour information / "Schweinfurt Was Hardly A Target of Opportunity" by RIchard Hosman, 601st SQ / "Thoughtful Acts Bring Solace To Family" in memory of Capt. William J. Beatovich, KIA Jan. 23, 1945
  3. Jul 2002, Vol. 17, No. 3 - England Tour recap / Portland, OR reunion information / "Silence Too Much For Tail Gunner" by Robert Schuh, 600th SQ / Story of the JATO rocket takeoff
  4. Oct 2002, Vol. 17, No. 4 - Portland, OR reunion recap / Dedication Service of the 'Chapel of Fallen Eagles" at the Mighty Eighth Heritage Museum, Savannah, GA / JATO rocket takeoff story follow-up / Pictorial highlights of the England Tour / "Flight Back Home A Bit Sticky" by Lewellyn Fisher, 602nd SQ / "Ed Norris Was Not Forgotten By Crew" April 13, 1945 mission

2003

  1. Jan 2003, Vol. 18, No. 1 - "Life Began At 40", US AF gains equal rank with Army & Navy, from the Sept. 1947 issue of Air Force / Tribute to Chaplain James T. Duvall / TAPS list / "It Was A Leap Into Yesterday", Bob Sandford, 601st Palent Crew / "Czech Tragedy"
  2. Apr 2003, Vol. 18, No. 2 - Covington, KY reunion details / "Ground Crew Talk Is An Eye Opener" / "Rohrback Had The Stuff To Keep Forts Flying" by Maj. Lyle Cochran (written in 1945) / "Ghosts Of Station 131" / England Tour information / Churchill and the RAF / "When The Yanks Came" by Yvonne Jenkins
  3. Jul 2003, Vol. 18, No. 3 - Covington, KY reunion information / Timeless Voices program / England Tour "One Last Look" information / "RAF Cadets In US Flight Schools" by Sir Roger Du Boulay / "D-Day And Beyond" by Herbert G. Cooper, 601st Rohrer Crew / Czech Tour recap
  4. Oct 2003, Vol. 18, No. 4 - Covington, KY reunion recap / "D-Day And Beyond" (continued from Oct. 2003 Flak News) by Herbert G. Cooper, 601st Rohrer Crew / 398th BG POW list / "'Psychomotive' Test Tough On Cadets" by Jack Conway, 600th Beatty Crew

2004

  1. Jan 2004, Vol. 19, No. 1 - "Ray Recalls Another Day In Channel" (Manuel Ray, 601st Berry Crew) / "Memories Stirred With B-17 Ride" / "Timeless Voices Another Proud 398th Tradition" by Wally Blackwell / "One Last Look" England-Normandy Tour information / "I Am The Part Owner Of A B-17 Flying Fortress" by John Woodgate / TAPS list / "Tree Remembrances From Germany" / "Researching On Our Website" by Dave Jordan
  2. Apr 2004, Vol. 19, No. 2 - "One Last Look" England-Normandy Tour information / Falls Church, VA reunion details / "Doing A Little Remembering" by Wally Blackwell / "School Boy Remembers Yanks Who Came To Nuthampstead" by Roy Casson / "The Battle Of Normandy: Juno Beach Was D-Day Target" by Keith Anderson, 600th SQ
  3. Jul 2004, Vol. 19, No. 3 - "One Last Look" England-Normandy Tour recap / Falls Church, VA reunion information / "A Flight Never To Be Forgotten" by Newt Moy, 603rd SQ
  4. Oct 2004, Vol. 19, No. 4 - Falls Church, VA reunion recap / "Remembering Our Special People" by Wally Blackwell / "Osborn Recalls Memorial Memories" / "Prop Blade From B-17 Due Home"

2005

  1. Jan 2005, Vol. 20, No. 1 - "The Dresden/Prague Story", Feb. 14, 1945 mission / TAPS list
  2. Apr 2005, Vol. 20, No. 2 - "Holub Gets His Medal" / Overland Park, KS reunion details / "The Royal Family And The 398th" / Damaged 398th BG B-17 photos / 398th BG KIA list
  3. Jul 2005, Vol. 20, No. 3 - "Mighty Eighth Is New Home For The Hansard Prop" / Overland Park, KS reunion information / Flight Chief George Hilliard passes March 2005 / June 2006 England Tour "One More Peek" information / "The Art of Bunching Up" by Bob Kraft, 602nd SQ / "398th Memorial Design Was Fraught With Highs, Lows" by Ed Arbuthnot, 601st SQ
  4. Oct 2005, Vol. 20, No. 4 - Overland Park, KS reunion recap / "398th To Honor Little Friends" by Wally Blackwell / "French Honor Crew", (600th Hopkins Crew) / "Czechs Remember 603 Crew", (Christensen Crew) / "A 398th Daughter Remembers Dad" (Frederick C. Bradley, Jr, 601st Traeder Crew) by Lee A. Bradley / "The Sky Was Never Still" by Roger Freeman

2006

  1. Jan 2006, Vol. 21, No. 1 - "Sunset at Nuthampstead" photo / "It Was A Name That Rang A Bell" -Harry Overbaugh / "B-17, B-24 Production Lessons Remembered" / "One More Peek" UK Tour information / TAPS list / "Do You Know What You Have Done?" -Mike Ryan / Landing S.O.P.
  2. Apr 2006, Vol. 21, No. 2 - Livonia, MI Reunion Information / "Sally B" / Vets to lead England Tour / "'Wash' Friends Visit Nuthampstead" / Radio Operator article
  3. Jul 2006, Vol. 21, No. 3 - Livonia, MI Reunion information / "French Friends to Host Wally at Crash Site" / UK Tour "One More Peek" recap / "398th POW Pickup Party" -Marvin Coffee / "'Pins & Badges' A Big Hit in Pilsen"
  4. Oct 2006, Vol. 21, No. 4 - Livonia, MI Reunion recap / "The Clay Pit" -Prof. Kurt Hesse / Ball Turret Gunner article

2007

  1. Jan 2007, Vol. 22, No. 1 - Restart on 'Timeless Voices" / "Clay Pit" story well received / TAPS list / Flak Leaves in England recalled / "Its In That Cardboard Box" / Waist Gunner article
  2. Apr 2007, Vol. 22, No. 2 - East Anglia 1942-1945 / Phoenix, AZ Reunion information / "Had It Not Been For You Boys" / Tail Gunner article / "Long Search Has Happy Ending"
  3. Jul 2007, Vol. 22, No. 3 - Memorials in UK given to Battle Monuments / Memorial Day at Madingley / Phoenix, AZ Reunion information / "A 'Shady Lady' Time to Remember" / "Czech Officials Honor 8th AF Members in Slany Air Stars Show" / "It Was The Heavies" -Ernie Pyle
  4. Oct 2007, Vol. 22, No. 4 - Bob Welty color WWII photo / "Timeless Voices Gets 5K Gift" / Phoenix, AZ Reunion information / "Weekley Authors "Last B-17 Driver" / "Bloody Encounters Over A Forgotten Mountain

2008

  1. Jan 2008, Vol. 23, No. 1 - Phoenix, AZ Reunion recap / TAPS list / 1943 B-17C crash in Australia story
  2. Apr 2008, Vol. 23, No. 2 - "398th Daughter Reaches Out" / "Where Did They All Go?- Navigator's Intercom Adventure" / England Tour information / "398th Memories & Statistics" / Cocoa Beach, FL Reunion information / "From Out of the Air Force Past" / "Marcel Janssens Remembers The 'Betsy Ross'"
  3. Jul 2008, Vol. 23, No. 3 - England Tour recap / Cocoa Beach, FL Reunion information / "Collins is 398th Rep In Czech Republic" / "The Day We Led The Eighth Air Force" -Keith Anderson
  4. Oct 2008, Vol. 23, No. 4 - Cocoa Beach, FL Reunion recap / "A Day in the Life of Ozzie and Friends" -Malcom Osborn / "Our AIr Force - As Seen By The Air Force Association

2009

  1. Jan 2009, Vol. 24, No. 1 - "I Remember Him" -Wally Blackwell / "Many Job Titles" / "I Want To Remember" -Malcolm Osborn / Bail Out Memories- "All Was Silent At 25,000 Feet" / TAPS list / "Our Air Forces - As Seen By the Air Force Association"
  2. Apr 2009, Vol. 24, No. 2 - 398th President Wally Blackwell Passes / Austin, TX Reunion information / "Nostalgia Night At The Woodman Inn" -Malcom Osborn / "Frosty and his Aviation Memories" -Forsty Fowler / "Our AIr Force - As Seen By The Air Force Association"
  3. Jul 2009, Vol. 24, No. 3 - The 8th AF 50th Anniversary Commemorative Plate / "A Study In US-UK Diplomacy" -Lynn Marie Alexander / 2010 England-Czech Tour information / "Our AIr Force - As Seen By The Air Force Association" / Recalling 9/11 -Kimberly Aure / "Just Another Day With Ozzie And Friends" -Malcolm Osborn
  4. Oct 2009, Vol. 24, No. 4 - Austin, TX Reunion recap / England-Czech Republic Tour information / "Where's The Base?" - Bill Frankhauser / "One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing"

2010

  1. Jan 2010, Vol. 25, No. 1 - Denver, CO Reunion information / England-Czech Tour information / The Eagle Pub at Cambridge -Malcolm Osborn / TAPS list
  2. Apr 2010, Vol. 25, No. 2 - "Ditching In The North Sea Recalled By 398th Crew" / Denver, CO Reunion information / England-Czech Tour information / "The B-17's Of The World Today" / "Two Hundred, Two Hundred And Ninety Two" poem
  3. Jul 2010, Vol. 25, No. 3 - Denver, CO Reunion information / England-Czech Tour recap / "A Dog And His Memory" -Frederick Seaman / "The 398th's History of Touring"
  4. Oct 2010, Vol. 25, No. 4 - Denver, CO Reunion recap / "Founding" Plan For Nuthampstead Air Field Museum / "Original Invasion Orders" / "Fortresses To Huskies On Station 131" -Andrew Grisbrooke / "Perils of Flight - Before and After the War"

2011

  1. Jan 2011, Vol. 26, No. 1 - Nuthampstead Air Field Museum Plans- Fund Drive / "The Little Engine... That Could and Did" -George Hilliard / TAPS list
  2. Apr 2011, Vol. 26, No. 2 - Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / Branson, MO Reunion information / "Men Of Gray Became Young Again On Return To Nuthampstead" -Tony Clark / "Anstey Sunday Morning" -Jean Mustoe / "The Hills And Valleys Of 131 Came Back To Life Again" -Wally Blackwell
  3. Jul 2011, Vol. 26, No. 3 - "The Bombers Are Coming... Again" -Andreas Dunte / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / "He Had Many 'Interesting' Missions" -Jerald A. Davis / B-17 'Liberty Bell' destroyed in fire / "Percy Remembers The B-17 Tail... And Nose" -Percy Paget
  4. Oct 2011, Vol. 26, No. 4 - Branson, MO Reunion recap / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / "Winsor O. Coleman III: A Pilot Who Was A Splendid Man" -John Menig / "398th Memories From The UK" -Elaine Tyler

2012

  1. Jan 2012, Vol. 27, No. 1 - "The War Of A Thousand Bombers" / "A Day In The Life Of The C.O." / TAPS list
  2. Apr 2012, Vol. 27, No. 2 - "Remembering The WASH" / Philadelphia, PA Reunion information / "398th Gunners Had Early, Late, Later Encounter" / "Women Air Force Service Pilots" / Veteran's flags flying at Nuthampstead / "Honoring Our Heroes" -Malcolm Osborn
  3. Jul 2012, Vol. 27, No. 3 - Philadelphia, PA Reunion information / "Greatest Armada Had Gradual Beginning" -Mark Nicholls / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum "Land Grab" / "British WREN Remembers Hitchin And More" / The story of the 131 Memorial -Malcolm Osborn / England Tour recap
  4. Oct 2012, Vol. 27, No. 4 - Philadelphia, PA Reunion recap / "What Does An American Veteran Mean To Me" -Dereck Frankhouser / "A Flight Never To Be Forgotten" -Newt Moy / "Parachutes Are Not Only For Jumping" -Ralph Hall / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / "Memorial Day Ceremony At Madingley" -Jeff Bickford / Rembering The Newman Crash of 26 July 1944" -Bill Ahern

2013

  1. Jan 2013, Vol. 28, No. 1 - "Allen Ostrom Retires As Flak News Editor" -Allen Ostrom / TAPS list / "Ode To A Veteran" -Dorothy Stahlmann Ahl / "The Fairbanks Crew's Dream Girl"
  2. Apr 2013, Vol. 28, No. 2 - Ted Johnston Awarded French Medal of Honor -Steve Shay / Sacramento, CA Reunion information / "Thanks To Dad, His Crew And To All Veterans" -Carol Ann Szafranski / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / "A Real Hero" -Nunzio Adabbo
  3. Jul 2013, Vol. 28, No. 3 - "Wake Up Call" -Tom Creekmore / "Freaky Doings In WWII" - Lew Burke / Sacramento, CA Reunion information / "Memorial Day At Madingley" / "Memories Of Our Hero" -Kathy and Barry Odell / "The Station 131 Red Cross Staff" / "Remembering the Crash of "The Prowler"
  4. Oct 2013, Vol. 28, No. 4 - Sacramento, CA Reunion recap / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news

2014

  1. Jan 2014, Vol. 29, No. 1 - "B-17 'Tomahawk Warrior', a Tribute to the Charles J. Searl Crew" -Ron Setter / TAPS list / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news- 'Land Grab Drive"
  2. Apr 2014, Vol. 29, No. 2 - England Tour information / Rapid City, SD Reunion information / In Memory of Tom Dougherty / "A Flight Never To Be Forgotten" -Newt Moy / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news
  3. Jul 2014, Vol. 29, No. 3 - EAA's "Freedom Flight" / Rapid City, SD Reunion information / England Tour recap / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / "Three Fortresses Destroyed" -Howard Traeder
  4. Oct 2014, Vol. 29, No. 4 - Rapid City, SD Reunion recap / "Remembering The Kiernan Crew" -Lee Bradley / "Everyone Loves A Parade" -Sharon Krause / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news

2015

  1. Jan 2015, Vol. 30, No. 1 - Joseph Roberge Reunites with B-17 Crewmate Richard Carrigg After 70 Years -Cathy Meinhold / TAPS list / Online records available through the American Air Museum website / "Crates Of Thunder" -Allen Ostrom
  2. Apr 2015, Vol. 30, No. 2 - "A Phone Call Reminder Going Back 70 Years" -Barry Schrader / New Orleans, LA Reunion information / "B-17 'Stinker' Wreckage Found In Sweden" -Ingemar Melin / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / "It Was All Because Of A Little Rain" -RIck Land / "Sam's Blanket" -Dr. Vivian Rogers-Price
  3. Jul 2015, Vol. 30, No. 3 - "Flying On The Same Crew And Living In The Same Town" -Dick Martin / New Orleans, LA Reunion information / "Helen Howard, Military Trailblazer" -Joseph Newkirk / There's Help to obtain the French Legion of Honor Medal / Nuthampstead Air Field Museum news / "Stinker Wreckage Update!"
  4. Oct 2015, Vol. 30, No. 4 - New Orleans, LA Reunion recap / "The Honor Flight Network -Mail Call" - Jamie White's letter to his dad, Jim White

2016

  1. Jan 2016, Vol. 31, No. 1 - "Back to England Again" information and tour descriptions / "Robert Duncan Huey, Navigator, 1st Lt, 603rd SQ" by son-in-law James R. Walker / TAPS list / Poem written by Sandra Averhart
  2. Apr 2016, Vol. 31, No. 2 - "Well Deserved Recognition", Jim White honored on Veteran's Day in San Pedro, CA / Norfolk reunion information and registration form / preliminary plans and drawing for the Nuthampstead Airfield Museum / "A Big Thank you to the Widows" / "A Tale of Two Jacks" by Daniel Farnum, grandson of Jack Dodson
  3. Jul 2016, Vol. 31, No. 3 - 2016 "Back to England Again" tour recap / Tour descriptions for Norfolk, VA reunion / Dean Whitaker describes his bailout into a POW camp / Ruthanna Doerstler donates her husbands WWII gear to the Nuthampstead Airfield Museum / Author Cliff Bishop passes
  4. Oct 2016, Vol. 31, No. 4 - "Cecil "Tex" Moore, Tail Gunner, 602nd SQ" various recollections about him by Cecil's family members / 2016 Norfolk, VA reunion recap