Film Screening of ‘Return To Hardwick’
Chino, Ca -Producer/Director Michael Sellers will provide opening statements before viewing the film Return to Hardwick in its entirety. After the film there will be a Q&A.
The 93rd Bombardment Group was a United States strategic bomber unit during World War II stationed in the East Anglia section of England. This documentary film will tell the story of the men and women that were stationed on the base and it will give the viewer a chance to step back in time. A 93rd Bomb Group historian and local guide will help the viewer discover what happened at this airbase some 70 plus years ago. READ MORE. (Schedule subject to change)
93rd Bomb Group facts:
Oldest B-24 Bomb Group in 8th Air Force, Flew most missions of any Group in 8th Air Force
First Bomb Squadron (329th) to penetrate German airspace 2-Jan-43
Most traveled Bomb Group in 8th Air Force
First heavy bomber to fly 25 missions: B-24 41-23728 ‘Hot Stuff’ 330BS
First B-24 to complete 50 missions ‘Boomerang’
Only wartime unit in the USAF that has not been inactivated since its original formation.