[303rd-Talk] Nicknames for Molesworth

Tue Jan 6 13:20:59 MST 2009

Leslie,
Like Bill and Bob, the only other reference I have heard is "Station 107."

   Gary L. Moncur
     303rd Bomb Group Historian
     http://www.303rdBG.com

Leslie Jean Newell wrote:
> Gary,
> Can you or anyone else tell me if there were any nicknames given to 
> Molesworth Air Field?  An associate of mine told me that there was a
> name that was sometimes used for the Air Field, but I forgot what it 
> was.  Anything else too.  Thanks.  Happy New Year!
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> Leslie Newell
> Hendersonville, NC 
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>  > From: glm at 303rdbg.com
>  > To: 303rd-Talk at 303rdBG.com
>  > Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:05:01 -0700
>  > CC:
>  > Subject: [303rd-Talk] 8th AF Museum
>  >
>  > I think most of you got my email about the B-17 coming to the 8th AF
>  > Museum in Savannah. If not, it is pasted below. If you didn't get
>  > it, email me direclty (glm at 303rdbg.com) and I'll make sure you're on
>  > my list.
>  >
>  > Here the history of that B-17 taken from the book "Final Cut."
>  >
>  > http://www.303rdbg.com/44-83814.pdf
>  >
>  > Gary
>  >
>  > -----------------------------
>  >
>  > Dear 303rd BG Members, Families and Friends,
>  >
>  > We thought you would be interested in some very exciting news from
>  > the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in Pooler (Savannah), GA.
>  >
>  > We are happy to report that the Museum will soon be getting a B-
>  > 17. The fortress is B-17G 44-83814, currently in storage the
>  > Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Dulles Annex.
>  >
>  > -----------
>  >
>  > MIGHTY EIGHTH AIR FORCE MUSEUM NEWS
>  >
>  > Brenda Elmgren, Chief Administrative Officer at the Museum reports:
>  >
>  > "The B-17 is coming. A team of aircraft moving experts will go to
>  > Dulles on January 5 to dismantle and load it. It will be put on 4
>  > lowboy trailers and dispatched to the Museum. This process will
>  > take about a week, give or take a day. The different trailers will
>  > arrive separately, depending on the staging of the process. Once
>  > here, each trailer will be unloaded into the Combat Gallery, where
>  > the aircraft will be reassembled and prepared for restoration. We
>  > expect the reassembly to be completed around the middle of January.
>  > It will be on public display for the entire process. We are
>  > intently determined that it should be a shared with everyone,
>  > particularly the troops out there who have made it possible.
>  >
>  > "We have received the official deed from the Smithsonian and I will
>  > be traveling to the Smithsonian to finish up the details immediately
>  > after Christmas. I'll go from Washington DC to Dayton to observe
>  > some display techniques and lighting methods at the National US Air
>  > Force Museum at Wright-Patterson.
>  >
>  > "Things are presently being rearranged in the Combat Gallery to
>  > accommodate the big bird. The Stearman trainer will be mounted on 6
>  > Ft pylons. The Deenthorpe exhibit is being moved and will be
>  > greatly enhanced with new lighting and graphics. Likewise with the
>  > Ploesti diorama. The initial viewing experience for the B17 will be
>  > dramatic. As you step out of the Mission Experience, you will
>  > look to your right - and stare right down the row of props. Whew!
>  > What a sight!
>  >
>  > "It's an exciting time for all Mighty Eighth supporters. If you know
>  > of anyone who wants to contribute, there is a special fund for it."
>  >
>  > -------------
>  >
>  > 303rd BOMB GROUP ASSOCIATION FINAL REPORT
>  >
>  > The 303rd Bomb Group Association has sent their remaining assets,
>  > totaling $14,663.87, to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum. In his
>  >
>  > November 20, 2008 letter to the Museum, 303rd BGA President Col.
>  > William H. Cox reported:
>  >
>  > "Our Board of Directors, meeting on August 27, 2005 voted to dissolve
>  > the Association by December 31, 2007. The publishing and distribution
>  > of the third and final book of Hell´s Angels Newsletters took longer
>  > than anticipated, as did the processing required by State and Federal
>  > agencies. We officially dissolved as an organization on August 31,
>  > 2008.
>  >
>  > "It was further voted by our Board that the remaining assets of the
>  > 303rd Bomb Group (H) Association, Inc. be gifted to 'The Mighty
>  > Eighth Air Force Museum and designated for the purpose of aiding in
>  > the acquiring, restoring, transporting, insuring or whatever else is
>  > required to place a B-17 on permanent display at the Mighty Eighth
>  > Air Force Museum.'"
>  >
>  > ------------
>  >
>  > We are delighted that the Association's final assets can now be used
>  > for their intended purpose. If you would like to donate to the B-17
>  >
>  > restoration, please contact the Museum directly.
>  >
>  > Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum Website:
>  > http://www.mightyeighth.org/
>  >
>  > Mailing Address:
>  > Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
>  > P.O. Box 1992
>  > Savannah, GA 31402
>  >
>  > For the most part it has been a wonderful year. Susan and I
>  > sincerely wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New
>  > Year.
>  >
>  > -----------
>  >
>  > -- Gary Moncur
>  > 303rd Bomb Group (H) Historian
>  > http://www.303rdBG.com
>  >
>  >
>  >
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