303rd. Bomb Group (Hells Angels) celebrates German surrender, 8.5.1945
Oct 10, 2026 #42
Burning signs on the soil. Soldiers from the 303rd. Bomb Group sit together and laugh. Two pilots stand before a panel and look at the newspaper headline "Germany quits".
8,960 men served in the 303rd. Bombardment Group (H) "Hell's Angels" during World War II. The 303rd Bomb Group was a B-17 Bomber Group stationed at Molesworth, England from 1942 to 1945. Their motto was "Might in Flight".
B-17G #42-38050 Thunderbird was one of the 303rd's most famous aircrafts and one of the few B-17s to fly over 100 combat missions.