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Mike Peters @mikehistorian.bsky.social · 5d

I am very happy to have contributed to a film for this very special history event in France. I was talking about the USAAF 3rd Air Division's role in Operation Cadillac, the large-scale parachute drop supplying the Maquis with much needed arms and equipment on 14 July 1944.

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Mike Peters @mikehistorian.bsky.social · 9d

All set for ten days of touring with the National WWII Museum. The Masters of the Air Tour is a real pleasure to lead. This time around, with the added bonus of sharing the microphone once again with Donald L. Miller.

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Mike Peters @mikehistorian.bsky.social · 11d

I am very lucky to be the historian on these tours next year. I am very much looking forward to a busy year talking about the Mighty Eighth for the National WWII Museum. Tour dates and information below.
www.nationalww2museum.org/events/educa...

2026 ToursMasters of the Air: The Mighty Eighth over the Skies of Europe

Masters of the Air is a story of life in wartime England, in bombed-out London, and in the tiny hamlets these brash young Americans completely transformed. In East Anglia, many airmen fell in love wit...

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · 25d

Our next podcast is focused on the fateful raid on Kassel on 27 September 1944. The 445th BG suffered heavy casualties that day - the most by a single BG in a single mission. Watch out for our next release in advance of the anniversary.

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Sep 10

Our latest podcast is focused on an exciting new programme being launched by the American Library in Norwich, England. Find out more about the project that will bring the Mighty Eighth's story to a wider audience.
open.spotify.com/episode/4Py3...

Silver Wings: 80th anniversary of the end of WWII

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Aug 25

Very excited about Glider Pilots in Sicily in Paperback! Out soon, details below from Pen & Sword Books:
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Glider-Pilot...

Glider Pilots in Sicily

This well-researched book by an expert of his subject lifts the veil on the first large scale British use of gliders in action. This occurred…

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk

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Mike Peters @mikehistorian.bsky.social · Aug 25

I was back up in Liberator County yesterday. Visited the immaculately maintained memorial at Attlebridge (Air Station 120). Home to the 466th BG (H) 'The Flying Deck' who operated the B24 from this Airfield in Norfolk. Standby for more B24 lore when we talk Kassel raid on the Mighty Eighth Podcast.

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Aug 9

As part of our recording yesterday, we visited the wartime headquarters of the 2nd Air Bombardment Division, 8th USAAF, at Ketteringham Hall in Norfolk. It's so good to see the memorial plaque still in place.

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Aug 8

We are recording a new podcast today. We will be in Norfolk telling the dramatic story of the 445th BG and the Kassel raid on 27 September 1944. The 445th flew into a ferocious air battle that cost all, but four of the thirty-five Liberators that began the mission. The greatest one day loss to a BG.

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Aug 2

Thanks!

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Aug 2

We covered the story of Little Boy Blue in a podcast. UK Time Team has made a special programme about the lost B17 and its crew. Available here on YouTube:
youtu.be/w7o3fVYTafs?...

NEW! | Bringing Home Little Boy Blue | TIME TEAM SPECIAL

YouTube video by Time Team Official

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Jul 31

1st August 1943 - The USAAF launches a huge force of B24 Liberator bombers from Benghazi in Libya. Their mission to carry out an audacious low-level strike against the heavily defended Ploesti oilfields in Romania. Hear the dramatic story here:
open.spotify.com/episode/4niqBg…

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Jul 22

More interesting information posted here by Dr Graham Cross.

Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Jul 22

m.independent.ie/irish-news/w...

Wanted – 1,000 Irish extras for WWII epic based on life of Hollywood movie legend Jimmy Stewart

A World War II film inspired by the life of Hollywood legend James Stewart is to be shot on location in Ireland.

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Jul 18

New Episode - out now!
Wings of Defiance: The Eagle Squadrons - the story of the American volunteer pilots who flew with the RAF in WWII.
open.spotify.com/episode/4B1f...

Wings of Defiance: The Eagle Squadrons

The Mighty Eighth Podcast · Episode

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Jul 14

Standby to Scramble! Our new podcast on the RAF Eagle Squadrons will be live soon. We look at the American Pilots that flew for the RAF and how the Eagle Squadrons joined the fledgling US Eighth Airforce.

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Jun 27

We are back online recording new podcasts! Our next episode pre-dates the arrival of Ira Eaker and his advance party in England. We are looking at the American airmen that joined the RAF Eagle Squadrons. It's absolutely fascinating stuff...

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Jun 27

We were out and about recording a new podcast today. It was a lovely day, and we had time to call in and pay our respects at the 34th BG Memorial in Mendlesham. It's a beautifully maintained memorial relocated from the roadside to the village churchyard.

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Mike Peters @mikehistorian.bsky.social · Jun 10

PROJECT 299 - A FLYING FORTRESS
The B17 Flying Fortress remains one of the truly iconic aircraft of WWII, forever associated with the hard-fought air battles over Hitler's Reich from 1942-45. Yet, the lineage of the Fortress goes back almost a decade before...
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PROJECT 299 - A FLYING FORTRESS

The Troubled Birth of Boeing's Iconic Daylight Bomber

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · May 19

Update from Boxted - in our top 3 for a new @Mighty8thPod visit. What a story this Airfield has.. It's good to see it highlighted in the news.
www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/history...

Former RAF base used by the US army turned into a museum less than 2 hours away

Some of the bravest American soldiers were stationed in this RAF base, you can now see their uniforms

www.cambridge-news.co.uk

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · May 13

My review of @casematepub book 'Into the Inferno' is available on LinkedIn. Follow the link below:
www.linkedin.com/posts/mike-p...

BOOK REVIEW - INTO THE INFERNO The Story of a B17 Gunner Over… | Mike Peters

BOOK REVIEW - INTO THE INFERNO The Story of a B17 Gunner Over Nazi-Occupied Europe By Bill Ibelle This latest addition to the steadily expanding WWII Aviation range offered by Casemate offers somet...

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · May 9

Mike's been away leading the National WWII Museum Masters of the Air tour, but he is back now. We will resume our programme of Mighty8thPod episodes soon! Stay tuned for updates.

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Mike Peters @mikehistorian.bsky.social · May 9

Just finished reading this excellent book. I enjoyed the different perspectives offered by the 3 character narratives. It was also interesting to consider the air war from the view of a B17 Gunner flying in the Mediterranean theatre of operations. An engaging read - recommended.

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · May 8

Check out our refreshed Mighty 8th podcast logo wherever you download your episodes. We are keen to hear your views on the retro look...

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Mighty Eighth Podcast @mighty8thpod.bsky.social · Feb 21

Following on after our Op Tidal Wave episode. Here's how the raid was viewed in the days that followed...

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