{"id":104705,"date":"2024-01-30T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=104705"},"modified":"2024-01-31T21:48:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T21:48:56","slug":"air-force-honors-100th-bomb-groups-legacy-with-masters-of-the-air-special-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=104705","title":{"rendered":"Air Force honors 100th Bomb Group’s legacy with ‘Masters of the Air’ special screening"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) — \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joint Base Andrews hosted the cast and creative team of AppleTV+\u2019s \u201cMasters of the Air,\u201d along with World War II veterans, Department of the Air Force senior leaders, and service members for a reception and special screening of the series\u2019 first episode, Jan. 27.<\/p>\n

Based on Donald Miller\u2019s 2007 book of the same title, \u201cMasters of the Air\u201d follows Airmen of the Eighth Air Force\u2019s 100th Bomb Group, commonly referred to as the \u201cBloody Hundredth,\u201d as they conduct bombing raids over Nazi-occupied Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions and lack of oxygen during combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air.
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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall<\/strong><\/a> expressed his gratitude to everyone for taking part in this historic event at Joint Base Andrews, especially noting the three senior living B-17 Eighth Air Force officers in the room, as well as Tuskegee Airmen and other WWII veterans and family members.
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\u201cWe got a lot of great participation today,\u201d Kendall said. \u201cWe\u2019re extremely grateful to have our veterans here today. These men fought in the most difficult air environment in history. They built a legacy that our current Airmen and Guardians<\/strong><\/a> hope to live up to every single day.\u201d
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Retired Air Force Maj. John \u201cLucky\u201d Luckadoo shared his own moment of recollection. After serving in WWII as a B-17 pilot in the 100th BG, he flew a total of 25 combat missions earning multiple honors, including the Distinguished Flying Cross<\/strong><\/a> presented to recipients for acts of heroism while in aerial flight.
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\u201cI cannot tell you what a privilege it is to be in the august (dignified) company of brass,\u201d said Luckadoo, the 101-year-old who remains active in WWII remembrance events today. \u201cI was extremely fortunate to have been a member that is being memorialized in the film that you\u2019ll be seeing, “The Masters of the Air.”\u00a0It\u2019s indeed an honor and a privilege, to be here – actually, it\u2019s an honor to be anywhere!\u201d
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The Air Force\u2019s top leaders attended the reception and screening, such as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin<\/strong><\/a>, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass<\/strong><\/a> and commanders of Air Force major commands around the globe. Airmen of all ranks were also afforded the opportunity to experience the special screening.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the \u2018Masters of the Air\u2019 show was outstanding,\u201d said Senior Airman Ernst Motte, audience member of the special screening with the 1st Helicopter Squadron Aviation Resource Management office at JB Andrews. \u201cIt was really great to meet all the cast members and a couple of the retired WWII pilots. The film really spoke to the severity of the war and made me really proud of our history.\u201d
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Kirk Saduski, Playtone producer and executive, closed the evening by addressing WWII veterans and active service members in the crowd.
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\u201cIt is too awful to contemplate a world in which the Allies didn\u2019t win WWII,\u201d said Saduski, who previously worked as executive-in-charge of the HBO series of \u201cBand of Brothers\u201d and co-producer of \u201cThe Pacific.\u201d
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\u201cIt is impossible to conceive of an Allied victory without the United States Air Force in Europe, and the Pacific, and the CBI (China-Burma-India) Theater,\u201d Saduski said. \u201cWe draw the applause of the crowd. You earn the affection and admiration of our country. In the name of Playtone, Apple, and, if I may, our country \u2013 thank you.\u201d
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*The appearance of Department of Defense personnel does not imply endorsement by the DoD, nor the Department of the Air Force.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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