Apple TV - The Bloody Hundredth Masters of the Air Documentary (2024)
Apple TV - The Bloody Hundredth Masters of the Air Documentary (2024) 
Meet the real-life airmen who inspired “Masters of the Air” as they share the harrowing and transformative events of the 100th Bomb Group.
“The Bloody Hundredth” is a new documentary that honors the real-life heroes of the 100th Bomb Group. Narrated by Tom Hanks, the hour-long documentary spotlights the true stories of several characters and real-life airmen featured in “Masters of the Air.”
Stationed in Norfolk for the last two years of the war, the 100th carried out bombing raids on key infrastructure in occupied Europe and Germany itself, taking massive casualties as the Nazis' air defences fired back. The men who flew, as pilots, navigators and bombardiers, in many cases, ended up as prisoners of war.
Their account of that misery is one of the more compelling aspects of “The Bloody Hundredth,” as are the statistics—who died, when, and in what numbers. The point of the 100th being in eastern England beginning in 1943—and flying missions against factories and rail yards in Germany—was not just to destroy infrastructure and resources but to deplete Nazi airpower in advance of the D-Day invasion of June 1944. The effective yet calamitous Munster raid of Oct. 10, 1943, for instance, betrays why the group was called “bloody.”
From the shock of Pearl Harbor to the joy of VE Day, “The Bloody Hundredth” is a record of what was endured and achieved by a group of young Americans when their country and the world needed them most.
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Snippet from Wikipedia: Masters of the Air
Masters of the Air is a 2024 American war drama miniseries created by John Shiban and John Orloff for Apple TV+. It is based on the 2007 book of the same name by Donald L. Miller and follows the actions of the 100th Bomb Group, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber unit in the Eighth Air Force in eastern England during World War II. The series is a companion to Band of Brothers (2001) and The Pacific (2010). It is the first series to be produced by Apple Studios in cooperation with Playtone and Amblin Television and stars Austin Butler, Callum Turner and Anthony Boyle as part of an ensemble cast. The series consists of nine episodes.
Principal photography began in England in 2021 but was delayed on several occasions due to strict government measures related to COVID-19. Masters of the Air premiered on January 26, 2024 to generally positive reviews, and received three nominations at the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning one.
Premise
Masters of the Air recounts the story of the 100th Bomb Group during World War II and follows bomber crews on dangerous missions to destroy targets inside German-occupied Europe.
The show portrays the intensity of war, the dangers the airmen face, and the friendships and relationships they develop.
Cast
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- Austin Butler as Major Gale "Buck" Cleven
- Callum Turner as Major John "Bucky" Egan
- Anthony Boyle as Lt. Harry Crosby
- Barry Keoghan as Lt.
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Snippet from Wikipedia: 100th Air Refueling Wing
The 100th Air Refueling Wing (100th ARW), nicknamed the Bloody Hundredth, is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Third Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. It is stationed at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, United Kingdom. It is also the host wing at RAF Mildenhall.
The 100th ARW is the only permanent U.S. air refueling wing in the European theater, operating the Boeing KC-135R/T Stratotanker.
During World War II, its predecessor unit, the 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy), was an Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress unit in England, stationed at RAF Thorpe Abbotts. Flying over 300 combat missions, the group earned two Distinguished Unit Citations (Regensburg, 17 August 1943; Berlin, 4/6/8 March 1944). The group suffered tremendous losses in combat, with 177 aircraft missing in action (MIA), flying its last mission on 20 April 1945.
One of the wing's honors is that it is the only modern USAF operational wing allowed to display on its assigned aircraft the tail code (Square-D) of its World War II predecessor. The 379th Bomb Wing used its Triangle-K tail code until inactivated in 1993, but when reactivated as the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing was assigned a rotating mix of flying squadrons who used their parent unit's tail code. The Triangle-K is retained as an unofficial unit insignia.
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