306th Association, Web site, Reunion details

 

Association contacts
Secretary:
Barbara Neal
P.O. Box 682530
Park City UT  84068-2530
E-mail: secretary@306bg.org


Reunion News October 6 - 10, 2010,  Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia. For additional information, see 'Reunions' at the Association website.

Web sites

http://www.306bg.org  Official website for the 306th Bomb Group Association.
http://www.8thafhsoregon.com/archive/306th/index.aspx 306th BG crew photos; the book Combat Crews: The 306th Bombardment Group (H) 1942-1945 in pdf format.
http://www3.go-concepts.com/~cafohio/306BG.htm Don Rapp's page devoted to the 306th BG in W.W.II. Includes histories of the squadrons and some excellent sub pages.

Related Books

First Over Germany: The Story of the 306th Bombardment Group, Russell Strong. 
First Over Germany: A Story of the 306th Bombardment Group, Arthur P. Bove, Hunter Publishing, 1982.
Or Go Down in Flame: The Death of a Navigator Over Schweinfurt, Raymond W. Wood, Sarpedon Publishers, 1993.

40th Combat Wing Reunion UK Tour May 2009.
 
Advanced notification of the 40th Combat Wing Reunion for next year May 2009. This is now in its final planning stages, and set to go. Details below, for 306th BG veterans and families. Please read and follow up if you wish to know more. Thank You.
 
40th Combat Wing UK Reunion Tour
Wednesday pm May 20th – Sunday am May 31st 2009
 
For the first time since 1945, the former members of the 92nd, 305th and 306th Bomb Groups and their families are invited to join us in England and celebrate the heroic deeds of the 40th Combat Wing, who together flew daily missions into occupied Europe from the East Anglian airfields of Podington, Chelveston and Thurleigh.
 
Our group stay will be at the atmospheric Swan Hotel Bedford, beside the banks of the Ouse River, at the heart of Bedford Town. A place steeped in local history, dating back to the 15th century. The Swan is very much a piece of ‘Ye Old England’ but with 21st century facilities.
 
Tour to include:-
Welcome Reception Buffet, 40th Combat Wing Celebration Dinner and Farewell Banquet, Memorial Day Group Breakfast. Plus as part of the daily tours there are 2 x afternoon teas, and 7 x lunches.
 
Guided tours to:-
Woburn Abbey and Woburn Safari Park, The Shuttleworth Old Warden Vintage Aircraft and Motor Vehicle collection, plus its nationally renowned Swiss Gardens, Bromham Water Mill, RAF Hendon and the national collection of the history of the RAF. Tour of the ancient Kings College Cambridge, plus the world famous wartime ‘Eagle’ Pub located in the centre of Cambridge City.
 
Highlights include:-
40th Combat Wing Day, a celebration of the history of the Wing and its three component heavy bomber groups. To be held at the 306th Bomb Group Museum, the home of the 306th, and the former home of the 40th Combat Wing Headquarters site.
 
Group visits on selected days to the memorials of the 92nd, 305th and 306th Bomb Groups, plus surrounding airfield locations where possible (Subject to change). Period WW2 Military vehicle convoys and displays on selected days.
 
VIP guests at the American Armed Forces Day Service, Madingley American Military Cemetery, Cambridge.
 
Evening civic reception as guests of Higham Ferrers or Bedford, welcoming home all members of the 8th Air Force, particularly those of the 92nd, 305th and 306th Bomb Groups. (Exact details and format to be confirmed)
 
A Remembrance Service, to recall and reflect upon the tragic loss of the Lt. William Sellers crew, the members of the 1121st Quartermaster Company, and local children, Monica and Keith Philips; who all lost their lives on the night of 23rd/24th March 1944 at Yelden Village when a B-17 crashed on takeoff. (Details to be confirmed).
 
This is a privately organised and run tour, aimed specifically at and for the benefit and enjoyment of the veterans and their families. It is hosted by the UK members of the 305th Bomb Group Memorial Association, with the kind assistance of their counterpart Associate Contacts and respective Officers of the 92nd and 306th BG Associations.
  
For full descriptions, booking forms and further instructions
Please email Ian White, organiser, at – IW.305cando@googlemail.com
Or write to:- Ian White, 305th BGMA, Stable Cottage, Lower Dunge Farm, West Ashton, Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 6AX, England.
 

Please note change in postal address for all enquiries via snail mail:-
change address to Ian White-Organiser, 40th Combat Wing Reunion, 24 Pipit Rise, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7JS, England.
 
Email remains same as above original posting.
ANY questions - email me!
 
Regards Ian W