The new World War II series Masters of the Air tells the true story of the 100th Bombardment Group of the American Eighth Air Force.
The Big Picture Masters of the Air, the long-gestating companion series to Band of Brothers and The Pacific, is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on January 26, 2024. Executive producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman, who were behind the first two World War II-based miniseries, have returned for the third series, virtually guaranteeing the latest will live up to the lofty standards set by its predecessors. Masters of the Air is based on Donald L.
How the 'Masters of the Air' Got Their Start The 100th Bombardment Group, the heroes behind Masters of the Air, started life on paper at Orlando Army Base in Florida on June 1, 1942. By special order, 230 enlisted men and 24 officers were transferred to the 100th on October 27, 1942, stationed in Boise, Idaho, but the unit wasn't officially activated until November 14, 1942, with Col. Darr Alkire as their first Commanding Officer. In all, there were 37 crews, with 10 men each.
Their first combat mission saw the 100th attack submarine yards at Bremen, Germany on June 25, 1943. Three planes and 30 men were lost over Bremen in the attack, the first of many losses, which would earn the group its notorious nickname: the Bloody Hundredth. It came by the name honestly, as there are multiple instances where the 100th would lose between 12 and 13 aircraft on a single mission. Following that first mission, Col. Neil B.
Heading into 1944, the 100th began targeting marshaling yards and missile sites in addition to airfields and industries, and in March 1944, they joined the Allied initiative known as "The Big Week," a concentrated attack on German aircraft factories. Their actions there earned the group their second Distinguished Unit Citation, while attacks on heavily defended German installations and missions to drop supplies to French forces would earn them the French Croix de Guerre with Palm.
In all, the statistics are a stunning picture of what the 100th Bomb Group accomplished, and the tremendous losses to do so. As found on the official website of the 100th Bomb Group Foundation, previously cited, between their first mission on June 25, 1943, and their final mission, the 100th recorded 306 missions in total. During those missions, the 100th was credited with 8,630 sorties , a total bomb tonnage of 19,257, and 435 tons of food on humanitarian missions.
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