B-17 G tour,video made by Hobbyzero page (person/group).I came across today,awesome video.

Hello :) My name is Eithne (Eth-nah), I'm a singer-songwriter from Ireland and I play Ella Walsh in episode 6 of MoTA.

My cover of Tear The Fascists Down - which began as part of the audition process - is available everywhere now, recorded and produced with my brother Cian.

AMA about my time on set, the auditioning process, my music, or whatever you like :)

I wish I would've come to this earlier but I guess a little later is better than never. I knew Buck Cleven very well. In fact I spent at least some time with him every day for three years of my life. But even more surprising is that this isn't the first time Buck was introduced as a character to Hollywood. Many studios knew him not about the war, but as the larger than life president of a small college in central Florida 40 years after the war.

I'll try to be concise. Dr. Cleven (yes he had two degrees, one an MBA from Harvard) was my college president. In 1984 he ran Webber College (now Webber International University). The school was tiny, made up of 300, mostly all white very wealthy students. But the school was failing and he needed publicity and the thought the best way to get it was through sports and the cheapest sport for hm was basketball. He hired a coach and gave him an ultimatum of either win in one year or be fired. The coach had six months to recruit and found eight inner city kids and gave them an opportunity. It was brutal. The KKK used to have meetings every Wednesday night at a local bar and the school itself was nestled in the middle of nothing but orange groves. Confederate flags were everywhere. Against all odds, the team won a small college National Championship. In three years the team went 95-10, made ESPN and the front page of the USA Today and then Buck dropped the program. It was business. But the result was how the team changed the entire social fabric of the school and community. Today Webber is multi cultural and even has a football team along with many other sports. We were honored at halftime of a football game last year and it was great seeing all the guys and talking about those days.

In 1986 Mitch Albom, Oprah's favorite writer (Tuesday's With Morrie) came to Florida to do a story on the Detroit Tigers during spring training. Local reporters told him to forget the Tigers, he needed to do a story on the Webber college men's basketball team. Mitch came to the school, interviewed Buck, the coach, players, students, etc, and wrote an article called "The Best Team You Never Saw." It was syndicated all over north America. In the article Mitch wrote "What happened at Webber College was movie material, you would never, ever believe it.

My heart always being bigger than my head, I took his article and my experience to Hollywood not knowing anybody or anything. In six months we had a deal at New Line Cinema and were featured on the front page of the Hollywood Reporter.

Unfortunately it never got made. So many things have to go right and we got a bad script and another basketball movie at New Line called "Above The Rim" with Tupac was green lit.

However, Buck's character was extremely compelling. He was brilliant but crazy. He carried a sawed off shotgun on campus and used it to keep "rednecks in pick ups" off his college lawn. New Line loved Jack Nicholson and Brian Dennehy as Buck. They both would've been great at that stage of Buck's life. Studio executive who knew the story called it a better "Remember The Titans" because of the story elements involved. Sadly - the story is still relevant today.

I have countless stories about Buck. He was a contradiction in terms. He was brilliant, complex and tough as hell. He never talked to me much about the war days. I knew he was shot down and escaped (amazing as that is) but I didn't know the depths of his missions. I always have had immense respect and admiration for him even though he chewed my ass off more than once. He led a remarkable life and the reason why they name schools after heroes.

By the way as far as the show itself one thing I just can't get past. They are pronouncing his name wrong. It's pronounced Cleven as in Cleveland. I called him that for three years and I'm pretty sure he would've corrected me if it was wrong. I wrote Playtone an email asking them if they needed any background on him since I knew him but of course they never responded.

If you would like to see how the Webber story unfolded over the course of the three years there's a Youtube video. You will see pictures of Buck from those days. You will agree he "looks the part." He was a tough SOB. Hope you enjoy it.

This episode, also known as the Munster raid is my favourite in the whole series. The amount of buildnup from episode 1 to this was incredible. The sheer volume of fighters and the amount of losses on the bomber crews up til this point was insane.

And lastly, the horror element on this episode was well directed and beautifully made in my opinion.

My great grandfather (bottom row, second to the right) was a gunner with the 576th of squadron of the 392nd bomb group. They flew out of Kings Lyn near Norwich, England.

They flew over 30 missions, including D-Day, and were shot down on their final one during a supply drop to paratroopers in Holland. Miraculously, no one was killed during the crash.

Watching Masters of Air has created an even deeper admiration I have for my grandfather and his enduring bravery. These bombers were truly badass.

Where to aim at a moving fighter, from a USAAF training manual. This page explains in layman's terms how the relative speeds of the bomber and target aircraft must be considered when aiming. Rather than aim in front, as you typically would when you are stationary and leading a target, you must aim slightly behind, as your bullets will retain the forward motion of your aircraft as they travel. https://planehistoria.com

Had an appointment cancel last minute. Took a long lunch side trip to make my first visit here. Only had 90 minutes to race through it but made a point to spend most of my time in this area. If you find yourself near Dayton I highly recommend. Looking forward to a second longer visit.

Sadly, it has been announced that the last American Triple Ace of WWII Brigadier General Bud Anderson (honorarily promoted to Brigadier General in 2022) passed away yesterday at 102 in Auburn California. Anderson flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe and had 16 confirmed Aerial Kills. Anderson is predeceased by his Wife and survived by his four children and their families. Godspeed Bud Anderson

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