Each season of Unobscured digs deep into one of history's darkest and most misunderstood moments, and sheds light on the true story beneath the myth. Explore the Salem witch trials (S1), the Spiritualist Movement (S2), Jack the Ripper (S3), and Grigori Rasputin (S4) through the narrative storytelling of Aaron Mahnke, along with prominent historian interviews.
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The 100th Bomb Group is probably the most famous bomb group of them all – and the focus of the Stephen Spielberg / Tom Hanks TV mini-series Masters of the Air.
Nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth, it had a 'bad luck' reputation, sustaining heavy losses of men and planes on numerous disastrous missions.
But just how unlucky was the 100th Bomb Group? What is myth? And what is the truth?
In this episode, we visit Thorpe Abbotts – the airfield in eastern England which was home to the 100th during World War Two.
We climb to the top of the control tower and look out across what was a huge military airbase.
We talk about the missions of 1943 which gave birth to the legend of the Bloody Hundredth – and look at the evidence to support the claims.
We learn about the real-life characters Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal, John 'Bucky' Egan and Gale 'Buck' Cleven – all of whom feature in Masters of the Air.
Do subscribe to the Mighty Eighth Podcast on whichever podcast platform you listen to – and if you like what you hear, please do leave us a review.
To contact Johann and Mike, email johann@ruralcity.co.uk.
With special thanks to the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum for welcoming us and allowing us to record this episode.
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The 100th Bomb Group is probably the most famous bomb group of them all – and the focus of the Stephen Spielberg / Tom Hanks TV mini-series Masters of the Air.
Nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth, it had a 'bad luck' reputation, sustaining heavy losses of men and planes on numerous disastrous missions.
But just how unlucky was the 100th Bomb Group? What is myth? And what is the truth?
In this episode, we visit Thorpe Abbotts – the airfield in eastern England which was home to the 100th during World War Two.
We climb to the top of the control tower and look out across what was a huge military airbase.
We talk about the missions of 1943 which gave birth to the legend of the Bloody Hundredth – and look at the evidence to support the claims.
We learn about the real-life characters Robert 'Rosie' Rosenthal, John 'Bucky' Egan and Gale 'Buck' Cleven – all of whom feature in Masters of the Air.
Do subscribe to the Mighty Eighth Podcast on whichever podcast platform you listen to – and if you like what you hear, please do leave us a review.
To contact Johann and Mike, email johann@ruralcity.co.uk.
With special thanks to the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum for welcoming us and allowing us to record this episode.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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