Letters Home

It's our Season 2 finale-- the last episode of 1943! Bruce writes about his Christmas and New Year's Eve plans, as well as the Allies' plans for 1944. We finish this impactful year with a letter from ...

27 Mar 202527min

In this episode we read letters that feature several mentions of Bruce's coal stove, as well as a story about a mishap on the London Underground. We hear about his friend Major Odle and welcome a spec...

20 Mar 202535min

In this episode, Bruce spends another Thanksgiving away from Lowell, he flies three missions, and reminisces about his flying days before the war. We also jump ahead in time to read a letter Bruce wro...

13 Mar 202539min

This episode goes into details about two of Bruce's missions-- another tragic mission to Bremen and a successful bombing of Knaben, Norway. We also read a descriptive letter about his dinner at a loca...

6 Mar 202529min

In this episode, we learn about orderlies at Thurleigh, what raids in London were like, and whether or not Bruce was a cat person when he is joined by his new pet cat "Wings." Also-- Lotta and Frank l...

27 Feb 202534min

In this episode, we read Bruce's description of a night on the town in Piccadilly Square (or Circus, if you want to get Limey about it) during a blackout. We also learn about a mission to Wilhelmshave...

20 Feb 202529min

We continue our talk about "Black Week" with learning about "Black Thursday"--the 2nd deadly battle at Schweinfurt. In lighter content, we hear more about Bruce's life in England and we read about how...

13 Feb 202534min

For a few days in October 1943, the 306th bombardment group suffered tremendous casualties in what would become known as "Black Week." Bruce flew several missions during Black Week, and we recap some ...

6 Feb 202535min